Education

Nilssen was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2003).

Career

He was voted this year"s young jazz musicians in 2006 with the group Puma. Otherwise Nilssen is very active in bands like Bushman´s Revenge, Lord Kelvin, and Heidi Skjerve Kvintett. Nilssen was chosen to represent Norway in the artist development program Take Five, a music developer program promoted by the London-based concert promoter Serious.

Achievements

• This year"s young jazz musicians 2006, with the band Puma by Rikskonsertene and Norsk Jazzforum.