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Terje Venaas

Norwegian jazz musician (1947–2025)
Person Human Q959371

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
March 30, 1947
Date of death
April 9, 2025
Place of birth
Molde Municipality
Country of citizenship
Norway[7]
Occupation
double-bassist, jazz musician, bassist
Educated at
Barratt Due Institute of Music[8]
Award received
Buddyprisen[9]
Genre
jazz[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[17]
Family name
Venaas[14]
Given name
Terje[15]
Instrument
double bass[16]
Member of
Thorgeir Stubø Quintet[10]
Record label
Odin Records[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Terje Venaas
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000030751658
VIAF cluster ID
27278757
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n93049998
GND ID
1029685436
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
TerjeVenaas-TonerfraRomsdal.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001212011
BIBSYS ID
1000896
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
142360631
Discogs artist ID
478094
Europeana entity
agent/base/137413
Freebase ID
/m/0nhbs59
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Terje_Venaas
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IMDb ID
nm8857707
MusicBrainz artist ID
1ff3e590-2179-4f94-9b5c-fbb843adb0ae
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000124722
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:hwn;=CX
Norwegian Nationaltheatret actor ID
8f74b081-fb22-4239-b8c8-d26d308bf788
Prabook ID
1843455
Sceneweb artist ID
41067
SecondHandSongs artist ID
79551
Songkick artist ID
2384077
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8V3fgBbgbmdDBRGhj4q

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🔗 Connections
Award received 1
Buddyprisen
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Educated at 1
Barratt Due Institute of Music
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Terje
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
double bass
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Occupation 1
double-bassist
Place of birth 1
Molde Municipality
Record label 1
Odin Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Terje Venaas was born on March 30, 1947[1], in Molde Municipality[2]. He died on April 9, 2025[3]. He worked as a double-bassist[4], jazz musician[5], and bassist[6].

FAQs

Where was Terje Venaas born?

Terje Venaas was born in Molde Municipality[2].

What did Terje Venaas do for work?

Terje Venaas worked as a double-bassist[4], jazz musician[5], and bassist[6].

Where did Terje Venaas go to school?

Terje Venaas was educated at Barratt Due Institute of Music[8].

What awards did Terje Venaas receive?

Honors received include Buddyprisen[9].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . rbnett.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Norwegian jazz musician (1947–2025)
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