Arve Henriksen

Arve Henriksen is a Norwegian trumpeter and vocalist, born in 1968 in Stranda, Sunnmøre. He plays trumpet with a soft, breathy tone, sings in a high falsetto and often adds electronics. He is best known as a member of the improvising group Supersilent and for his solo and group records on Rune Grammofon and ECM. Henriksen's solo albums include Sakuteiki (2001), Chiaroscuro (2004), Strjon (2007) and Cartography (ECM, 2008). Before Supersilent he played in Veslefrekk, and he has worked with Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, David Sylvian, Trio Mediæval, Tigran Hamasyan and Eivind Aarset.