Eivind Aarset
Eivind Aarset (born March 23, 1961 in Drøbak ) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer.
Life
Eivind Aarset went to school in Oslo from 1977 to 1980, where he majored in music. From 1982 to 1983 he studied music at the University of Oslo. From 1983 he works as a professional musician. Aarset began his musical career as a guitarist in a heavy metal band. Later he switched to the jazz band Ab and to , then belonged to the ensemble of Bendik Hofseth and finally got to know Bugge Wesseltoft , on whose label Jazzland Records his debut album Électronique Noire was released. Aarset had previously worked on over 150 albums as diverse as Ray Charles , Dee Dee Bridgewater , Ute Lemper , Ketil Bjørnstad , Mike Mainieri , Arild Andersen , Abe Laboriel , Django Bates , Rebekka Bakken and Cher . In his solo albums, Aarset combines jazz with electronic music.
Aarset is best known for his collaboration with Nils Petter Molvær , whose albums he significantly influenced with his unmistakable sound. In 2012 he recorded an album on the renowned label ECM Records . He often works with Jan Bang .
Discography
- Électronique Noire ( Jazzland Recordings , 1998), with Anders Engen, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten , Nils Petter Molvær , Bugge Wesseltoft , Kim Ofstad , Jonny Sjo, Kjetil Bjerkestrand , Vidar Johansen , Kjetil Saunes , Bjørn Kjellemyr
- Light Extracts (Jazzland Recordings, 2001), with Wetle Holte , Marius Reksjø , Reidar Skår, Hans Ulrik , Arve Furset , Nick Sillitoe
- Connected (Jazzland Recordings, 2004), with Jan Bang , Wetle Holte, Marius Reksjø, Hans Ulrik, Dhafer Youssef , Pål Nyhus , Rune Arnesen, Anders Engen, Raymond C. Pellicer
- Connected 1+ (Jazzland Recordings, 2005)
- Sonic Codex (Jazzland Recordings, 2007), with Wetle Holte, Audun Erlien, Marius Reksjø, Hans Ulrik, Tor Egil Kreken
- Live Extracts (Jazzland Recordings, 2010), with Gunnar Halle, Bjorn Charles Dreyer, Audun Erlien, Wetle Holte, Erland Dahlen, Håkon Kornstad , Torstein Lofthus
- Dream Logic ( ECM Records , 2012), with Jan Bang
- IE (Jazzland Recordings, 2015), with Wetle Holte, Audun Erlien, Erland Dahlen, Jan Bang, Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari, Jan Galega Brönnimann , blow section of the Norwegian Wind Ensemble
- Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang: Snow Catches On Her Eyelashes (Jazzland, 2020)
Web links
- Talking doesn't work, you have to hear it , Die Zeit December 12, 2012
- Eivind Aarset at Discogs (English)
- John Kelman: Eivind Aarset & The Sonic Codex Orchestra: Live Extracts (2010) on All About Jazz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eivin Aarset . In: Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione (ed.): VIE Festival 13-25 October 2015 - German version: Modena / Bologna / Carpi / Vignola Theater / Dance / Music . Digital Index Editore, 2015, ISBN 978-88-99283-07-0 ( google.de [accessed June 25, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aarset, Eivind |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drøbak |