Odd Riisnæs

Odd Riisnæs ( born May 12, 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist ( tenor and soprano sax ) and pianist.

Life and work

Odd Riisnæs is the son of pianist Eline Nygaard and brother of jazz saxophonist Knut Riisnæs.

Riisnæs worked in various orchestras and bands like Terje Lie, Paul Weeden, Ditlef Eckhoff, Richard Badendyck, Per Husby, Ole Jacob Hansen / Harald Gundhus, Dag Arnesen, Jens Wendelboe, Kjell Karlsen and Jan Harrington. In the 1980s he played in the formations Kråbøl, Oslo 13, Radiostorbandet and Lille Frøen Saksofonkvartett. In the late 1980s he founded his Odd Riisnæs quartet with pianist Dag Arnesen, bassist and drummer Kåre Garnes Tom Olstad and recorded three albums for the label Taurus records on Speak Low (1987 ), Thoughts (1990 ) and Another version (1993 ), in which the keyboardist Iver Kleive, guitarist Steinar Larsen and bassist Terje Gewelt participated. Later he formed in an enlarged configuration, the Odd Riisnæs Project with drummer Pål Thowsen, bassist Bjørn Steinar Larsen and Kjellemyr (Your Ship, 1996 and Another Breeze, 2003)

Riisnæs taught at the Norges musikkhøgskole.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Speak Low (Taurus, 1987)
  • Thoughts (Taurus, 1990)
  • Another version (Taurus, 1993) with Iver Kleive, Steinar Larsen, Terje Gewelt.
  • Your Ship, ( Tauris, 1996)
  • Another Breeze ( Hot Club Records, 2003)

Swell

  • Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, 6th Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
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