Eivind Aarset
Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music, and often makes extensive use of effects to process his guitar. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Aarset has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils Petter Molvaer.
Eivind Aarset
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- Name
- Eivind Aarset
- Born
- 23 March 1961
- Birthplace
- Kolbotn, Oppegård, Akershus, Norway
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- Norway
- Fields
- jazz · nu jazz · ambient music · electroacoustic music · third stream · ECM style jazz
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music, and often makes extensive use of effects to process his guitar. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Aarset has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils Petter Molvaer.
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Eivind Aarset (born 1961) is a composer, guitarist and musician, of Norwegian nationality. The composer was born in Kolbotn. Eivind Aarset is a member of Ab und Zu, Michel Benita Ethics and Road.
The work spans ambient music, ECM style jazz and electroacoustic music, among others. Languages used include Norwegian.
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Aarset is married to Norwegian singer Anne-Marie Giørtz.
Punkt festival, Kristiansand, Norway, 2025
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• Name — Eivind Aarset • Born — 23 March 1961 • Birthplace — Kolbotn, Oppegård, Akershus, Norway • Genre — Nu jazz, electronic • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1990s–present • Label — Jazzland • Illustration — Eivind Aarset at Moers Festival, Germany, 2006
Biography
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Aarset has worked with Nils Petter Molvær, Bill Laswell, Jon Hassell, Jan Garbarek, David Sylvian, and Marilyn Mazur. After several albums for Jazzland, he recorded Dream Logic for ECM (2012), collaborating with Jan Bang and Erik Honoré on the production and timbral design of melodies and soundscapes. At the 2013 Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, he accompanied Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, and Ingar Zach, celebrating the release of Narrative from the Subtropics by Jan Bang and Places of Worship by Arve Henriksens, in addition to performing a special "Dream Logic" concert with Jan Bang, Audun Erlien, Wetle Holte and Erland Dahlen. John Kellman at All About Jazz named Eivind Aarset Dream Logic's appearance at Punktfestivalen, Kristiansand, Norway in September 2013 one of the 25 Best Live Shows of 2013.
His artistic career
His artistic career
Arsette's debut solo album, Électronique Noire, was described by The New York Times as "one of the best electro-jazz albums since Miles." His most recent album, Connected, was released in May 2004. He has recorded more than 150 albums with renowned artists including Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mike Mainieri, Oti Limper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Arild Andersen, and Abraham Laboriel. Arsette calls his music "new jazz" and is a pioneering voice in electronica.
Discography
• Phantasmagoria, or A Different Kind of Journey (2021) • DARK STAR SAFARI Walk Through Lightly (2021) • Snow Catches on her Eyelashes (2020) • Dark Star Safari Bang/Honoré/Aarset/Rohrer (2019) • Lost River Rabbia/Petrella/Aarset (2019) • Height of the Reeds Henriksen/Aarset/Bang/French (2018) • Nordub (2018) • Atmospheres Hamasyan/Henriksen/Aarset/Bang (2016) • I.E (2015) • Dream Logic (2012) • Live Extracts (2010)
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- 1.Kelman, John. Eivind Aarset: Guitar Anti-Hero. AllAboutJazz.com. 2012-07-05.
- 2.Kalleklev.no. Eivind Aarset.
- 3.Cleveland, Barry. Eivind Aarset. GuitarPlayer.com.
- 4.Norsk Musikkinformasjon. Aarset, Eivind Biography. 2011-11-03.
- 5.AllAboutJazz.com. Eivind Aarset.
- 6.PunktFestival.no. Eivind Aarset – Dream Logic. 2013-06-13.
- 7.PunktFestival.no. PUNKT program 2013.
- 8.Kelman, John. John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2013. All About Jazz. 2013-12-13.
- 9.Eivind Aarset. www.ableton.com.
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