Biography
Magnolia Jazzband
Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 1996
Members: Arild Holm, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Gunnar Gotaas, Bonsak Schieldrop, Per Hobbel, Torstein Ellingsen, Georg Reiss, Anders Bjørnstad (2), Svein Gusrud, Johnnie Harper, Knut Audum, Trond Lien (2)
Norwegian jazz band that plays New Orleans-based traditional jazz mixed with rhythm and blues, established 1972 in Oslo by Gunnar Gotaas.They most recently performed at the Oslo Jazz Festival 2006.
Their lineup in 2001 was;
Anders Bjørnstad - trumpet
Georg Michael Reiss - clarinet and alto sax
Gunnar Gotaas - trombone
Håkon Gjesvik - piano
Arild Holm - banjo
Per Hobbel - bass
Torstein Ellingsen - drums
Other contributors have been Morten Gunnar Larsen piano, Øistein Isachsen clarinet and Johnnie Harper banjo.