About

Born 1997 in the city of Kristiansand (NO), Veslemøy Narvesen grew up in a musical household constantly surrounded by creative input. She started playing the violin at the age of six, later receiving lessons on both classical piano and guitar before discovering and falling in love with the drums in her early teens.

Having played with a numerous of established artists and groups in jazz as well as pop like Mall Girl, Moddi, Kongle Trio (winners of Jazzintro and GRAMO-stipendet 2021), Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Kit Downes, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Anja Lauvdal and Mette Rasmussen - Narvesen has established herself as one of the most active and interesting young drummers of the Norwegian jazz-scene. In addition to her versatile work as a drummer, she has eagerly followed her aspirations as a composer and arranger - most recently through a collaboration with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra & conductor Miho Hazama to be premiered in the fall of 2025. The project was made possible partly through Veslemøy’s participation in the ArtEx-mentorprogram of Talent Norge and her one-year mentorship with arranger and composer Erlend Skomsvoll.

With her first soloalbum «We Don’t Imagine Anymore», released on Jazzland Recordings in 2023, she takes the lead following her own creative impulses filling the roles as a composer, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Her first single from her second album was released in august 2025.

“Anyone with a pair of ears will be stunned
by her ability to take on music, whether she is a leader
or a member of the group”
- Citizen Jazz, 2023