Mathias Eick, is a Norwegian jazz musician born (26 June 1979) near the town of Eidsfoss in the county of Vestfold, Norway.
His main instrument is trumpet, but he also plays double bass, vibraphone, piano and guitar.
Mathias Eick has performed with several well-known music groups and musicians, Jaga Jazzist and “Trondheim Jazz Orchestra” together with Chick Corea and Pat Metheny.
Mathias Eick was awarded “The International Jazz Award for New Talent 2007”.
As a trumpeter, Eick is much in the tradition of such players as Kenny Wheeler, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, and Enrico Rava. Eick released his solo debut album, The Door, on ECM in 2008. That same year he was also featured on guitarist Jacob Young's ECM release Sideways. In 2011, Eick returned to his solo work with the more contemporary pop-oriented Skala.
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