 The band is also called SHINING (NOR) to avoid confusion with the eponymous Swedish black metal band.Shining was created in 1999 as an acoustic instrumental jazz quartet consisting of Munkeby, drummer Torstein Lofthus, pianist Morten Qvenild, and double bassist Aslak Hartberg.They released their first albums "Where the Ragged People Go" and "Sweet Shanghai Devil" in 2001 and 2003 respectively.