Egil Kapstad

Egil Kapstad ( born August 6 1940) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer.

Cape Town became known in the early 1960s as a member of Frode Thingnaes ' quintet. From 1962 to 1964 he led his own trio, he worked beside mt Karin Krog. 1964-1965 he was a member of Bjørn Johansen Quartet and Orchestra joined with Thor Leif Østerengs on.

In 1965, he studied counterpoint, harmony, and twelve-tone technique with Bjørn Fongård and instrumentation with Sigurd mountains. In 1967 Syner, his first album as a leader. In the 1970s included not only Krog and Johansen Paul Weeden, Harald Gundhus and Bjarne Nerem to his musical partners. In 1977 he received the Buddy pinches.

Since 1977 he has worked with the ensembles of Magni Wentzel. With the poet Rolf Jacobsen LP Til Jorden was born. In the 1980s, he performed with bands such as the Appaloosa Mainstream Ensemble ( 1980-84 ), the Nordic Be-Bop Society and the Friends Connection and played recordings with Thorgeir Stubø and Per Husby one.

In collaboration with the poet Jan Erik Vold a series of recordings (Den originated from 1986 dagen Lady døde, 1986; Blåmann Blåmann with Chet Baker, 1988;! Sannheten om trikken it at the burner, 1990; Pytt Pytt Blues, 1992; Obstfelder Live på Rebecca West, 1993; Her he huset som Per bygde, 1996). As the house pianist of the label Gemini, he played a recording with Totti Bergh, Laila Dalseth, Al Cohn, Kenny Davern, Flip Phillips and Bjarne Nerem. For his albums Cherokee and Remembrance, he received respectively the Spellemannprisen in the category of jazz. In the 1990s, made ​​recordings, inter alia, George De Leon, Karin Krog, Staffan William - Olsson and Hilde books. In addition, he worked with Red Mitchell, Barney Kessel, Bob Brookmeyer, Jan Garbarek, Sheila Jordan, Philip Catherine and Toots Thielemans.

In addition Kapstad composed more than fifty theater music, and music for cinema and television films. His composition Duomo was premiered in Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir of the Cathedral and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. Kapstad also wrote string quartets and other works of chamber musician and jazz ensemble.

Discography

  • Syner, 1967
  • Friends, 1980
  • Epilogue, 1984
  • Cherokee, 1988
  • Remembrance, (Gemini 1994)
  • Bjørn Johansen in Memoriam, 2003
  • Wolf Voices, 2003
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