Asmund Bjørken (19 August 1933 – 29 January 2018)[1] was a Norwegian musician who played the accordion and saxophone in the genres of jazz and folk.
[2] Bjørken was part of Harry Waagens Orchestra, a central band on the Trondheim Jazz scene in 1949–53.
In the lineups was among others Karl Holst (clarinet and saxophone, 1957–), Kjell Johansen (drums, 1957–) and Bjørn Alterhaug (bass, 1966–).
1990 the orchestra consisted of Oddmund Finnseth, Ove Bjørken (guitar), Per Olaf Green and Rolf Skogstad.
He released the autobiography Spellemann, på gammel rutine og støgg mistanke in 2003, and a portrait of him vas put up at the Norwegian television channel NRK in 2003, called Asmund i Himmelriket, by Andreas Lunnan.