Geir Lysne Ensemble

about

The composer, musician and conductor Geir Lysne was born in 1965 in Trondheim, Norway. Currently he resides in Asker, a suburb close to Oslo. In addition to his "Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble" which is increasingly gaining recognition outside of Norway, Geir works at the University of Oslo as a lecturer and teacher of Jazz. In this role, Geir writes arrangements and jazz compositions for various European educational Institutions. He studied at the "Norwegian Music University" from 1988 to 1992 where his main subject was saxophone. Since then he has studied composition with some of Europe's central figures on this subject. In 2006 the German record critics awarded him with their annual prize. With the "Oslo Groove Company Orchestra", he has won the "Norwegian Jazz Prize" in 1992, and in 2000 he was nominated for the Norwegian "Tono prize" (The Norwegian PRS) for best jazz composition. After being awarded several grants between 2001 and 2003 he received the states "working scholarship for composers" in 2004. After a childhood strongly influenced by the musical establishment and education at various musical institutions as a composer, arranger and musician, Geir has emerged as a major figure with the Big Bands and Wind Ensembles, and additionally as part of the Norwegian classical orchestra scene. Geir Lysne has worked with orchestras such as; "The Radio Big Band" of the "NDR" (Norddeutscher Rundfunk), "The Hessischer Rundfunk Big Band", "Kluevers Big Band" in Denmark, and "Sto

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The Grieg Code

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Korall

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The Grieg Code live in Hamburg

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Boahjenásti - The North Star

Aurora Borealis - Nordic Lights

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Live at NDR2 Radio Concert

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Aurora Borealis

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Grieg Code

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Boahjenàsti - The North Star

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Boahjenàsti: The North Star

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Vinyle Archéologie: Crate Digging & Break Excavation

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Vinyle Archiologie: Crate Digging & Break Excavation

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