Marte Eberson

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Marte Maaland Eberson, born 12 December 1987 in Oslo, is a Norwegian keyboardist and composer. She’s known for her work with Morning Has Occurred and Highasakite, and she is the daughter of guitarist Jon Eberson. Marte studied at Foss videregående skole and Sund Folkehøgskole, and earned a jazz degree from Griegakademiet in Bergen. She plays in many bands, including the Eberson Funk Ensemble with her father.

Her awards include Jazz i sikte wins in 2011 with Lugom Trio and in 2012 with Morning Has Occurred, plus the Sildajazzprisen in 2012; she also was runner-up in the Urørt final with the electronica duo Machine Birds. She left Highasakite in 2018 and has played with the Sjur Miljeteig Group since 2014.