Odd Magne Gridseth (27 April 1959 â 22 April 2025) was a Norwegian musician, known as a bassist from the Trondheim music scene.
Gridseth was regular bassist in the band ëSoundtripû together with guitarist Ove Bjørken, drummer Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk and keyboardist Jan Gunnar Hoff, a collaboration that was continued with the ensemble ëTrondheim Bop-serviceû, which included Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Odd André Elveland (tenor saxophone), Ove Bjørken, Torgeir Andresen (trumpet) and KÃÂ¥re Kolve (alto saxophone). He was also part of Kjersti Stubø Band, and achieved international fame through being part of Siri Gellein's Svaleband (1987âÂÂ), while attending the Jazz program at Trondheim Conservatory of Music (NTNU).
Otherwise, he was occasionally in ëBrand new sistersû (1984âÂÂ1988). He also attended the releases Herberget sannheten (1987) by Hans Rotmo, Blodig Alvor (NaNaNaNa) (1988), Splitter Pine (1989), and Pstereo (1990) with DumDum Boys, The Song We Forgot / Mijjen Vuelieh (1991) with Frode Fjellheim, VÃÂ¥rsøg (1991) with Henning Sommerro, Rai Rai (1993) with D.D.E., The Music Machine (1996) with Gunnar Andreas Berg, and Landstryker (1996) with Ove Bjørken.
Gridseth died in ÃÂrsta, Sunnmøre on 22 April 2025, at the age of 65.