Mads Falck Berven (born 23 May 1977 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and law graduate from University of Bergen, known from a series of albums and cooperations with the like of ÃÂystein Moen, Eirik Hegdal, Magne Thormodsæter, Ole Marius Sandberg, KÃÂ¥re Opheim, Gard Nilssen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale and Helén Eriksen.
Berven received lessons in piano and violin at a young age, and started playing classical guitar with Stein-Erik Olsen in 1992. He is educated on the Jazz programme at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2003âÂÂ07), and has played with a wide variety of artists and has many band projects. He was among other things for a number of years regular guitarist in Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band.
Berven play in bands like "Dawn", "Robaat", "Duoz" for "Derreck" with John Hegre, "No fÃÂ¥r det vere rock", with Ole Thomsen and Ola Høyer and "Kniv og Taffel SwingJazz Orkester". He debuted as a solo artist with the album Mountains & the Sea (2011), an album with KÃÂ¥re Opheim (drums) and Anders Bitustøyl (bass).