Helge Lien
Helge Lien (born April 23, 1975 in Hamar ) is a Norwegian jazz pianist , composer and band leader .
Live and act
Lien grew up in Moelv in Ringsaker municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Hedmark in south-east Norway. After attending the municipal secondary school in Stange (Stange videregående skole) from 1991 to 1994 , he then studied with Michail Alperin from 1994 to 1998 at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo , where he graduated with a Candidatus magisterii . Subsequently, Lien played with the formation Tri O'Trang from 1998 and continued his education with a postgraduate degree until 2001, and graduated with the title Candidatus musicae . Later he became famous, especially as part of the Helge Lien Trio , but has also appeared in numerous collaborations and solo albums.
Awards
- 2002: Norwegian Government Grants
- 2007: Nattjazz prizes
- 2008: Spellemann prizes in the jazz category
- 2008: Kongsberg Jazz Award
Discography
Solo albums
- Talking to a tree (Lydlauget ANS, 2000)
- Kattenslager (Ozella / Musikklosen, 2012)
- Memnon - Sound Portraits Of Ibsen Characters (Ozella, 2013)
Collaborations
With Tri O'Trang:
- Liker (NorCD, 2000)
- Fordivi (Challenge Records, 2002)
- Plays Jon Eberson (2005, with Jon Eberson and Per Oddvar Johansen )
- Må (Curling Legs, 2006)
With the Helge Lien Trio:
- What are you doing the rest of your life (Curling Legs, 2001)
- Spiral circle ( DIW , 2002) nominated for the Spellemann Prize 2002
- Asymmetrics (DIW, 2003)
- Live (Curling Legs, 2005)
- To the little radio (DIW, 2006)
- Hello Troll (Ozella, 2008) Spellemannprisen 2008
- Natsukashii (Ozella, 2011)
- Badgers and Other Beings (Ozella, 2014)
- Guzuguzu (2017)
- 10 (2019)
With HERO:
- Prøysen - musikken fra dokumentaren (Jazzavdelingen, 2005) nominated for the Edvard Prize 2005
- The Discovery & Exploration of Planet HERO (Jazzaway, 2006)
With Adam Bałdych :
- Bridges ( ACT , 2015)
- Brothers (ACT, 2017)
With Knut Hem:
- Hummingbird (Ozella, 2018)
Web links
- Helge Lien at Discogs (English)
- Helge Lien in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Own web presence on helgelien.com
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lien, Helge |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamar |