Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
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Biography
[Edit]A classically trained jazz pianist with a bent toward avant-garde improvised music, Ketil Bjørnstad is a well-known musician and writer in Europe. With his cerebral, atmospheric style that belies a palpable inner passion and an inclination toward genre-crossing compositions, Bjørnstad helped develop and popularize the "European jazz" aesthetic. He is also a writer and poet and has published over 30 works beginning with his 1972 poetry collection Alone. Born in Oslo, Norway, Bjørnstad studied classical piano in London and Paris before making his debut in 1969 at age 16 with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra playing Béla Bartók's third piano concerto. Surrounded by the vibrant arts scene in Oslo during the '70s, Bjørnstad became interested in jazz and developing his own style of music. Citing an array of influences from Bach and Ravel to Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis, Bjørnstad began working in an improvised idiom. In 1973, he released his debut album Åpning featuring what would become a core group of longtime associates in drummer Jon Christensen, guitarist Terje Rypdal, and bassist Arild Andersen. The album would be the first of several outings Bjørnstad would record for Phillips. Over the years, Bjørnstad's particular mix of jazz, classical, folk, and rock music would become highly influential in the development of what became known as "European jazz." Although he has become well-associated with the premier European jazz label ECM, he did not record for the label until later in his career with 1993's Water Stories, 1994's The Sea, 1997's The River, and 1998's The Sea II. In 2000, Bjørnstad released the duo album Epigraphs with cellist David Darling on ECM. That same year, he composed the millennium oratorio "Himmel Rand," featuring the texts of the poet Stein Mehren. In 2002, he released the cinematic soundscape album Before the Light on Universal. In 2004, Bjørnstad released the rock-oriented Seafarer's Song featuring his ensemble with vocalist Kristin Asbjornsen. Four years later, he returned to ECM for the concert album Live in Leipzig with guitarist Rypdal. In 2008, Bjørnstad once again worked with drummer Christensen as well as tenor saxophonist Tore Brunborg for the ECM release Remembrance. In 2011, Bjørnstad delivered the duo album Night Song with cellist Svante Henryson on ECM. The pianist, who is also a published poet, novelist, and essayist, has stated that the Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni was one of his greatest influences; to that end, he composed a series of works meant to act as "a soundtrack to an inner film." Recording with bassist Arild Andersen percussionist Marilyn Mazur, cellist Anja Lechner, Eivind Aarset on guitar and electronics, and saxophonist Andy Sheppard, Bjørnstad released the live suite La Notte in the late spring of 2013.
2014 proved prolific for the composer and pianist. His first release of the year, appearing in March, was a 2012 recording entitled Sunrise: A Cantata on Texts by Edward Munch, performed by the pianist, his quartet, vocal soloist Kari Bremnes, and the Oslo Chamber Choir under the direction of conductor Egil Fossum. The musical work was set to surviving written texts by the famous painter. In October of that year, ECM also released the 2012 premier performance of Bjørnstad's A Passion for John Donne, a work based on the poet's life, commissioned by the Oslo International Church Festival, and performed live with the pianist's group the Oslo Chamber Choir under the direction of Hakon Daniel Nystedt. Interestingly, it featured the saxophonist Hakon Kornstad in a dual role, not only playing his horn but as a vocal soloist. ~ Matt Collar & Thom Jurek, Rovi
Title: Odyssey
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Pop
Title: La notte (Live At Molde International Jazz Festival / 2010)
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Shadow
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Pop
Title: Hun Som Kjenner Tristheten Ved Ting
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Eva Bjerga Haugen
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Karen Mowat-Suite
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, World Music
Title: Frolandia
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Ole Paus
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Leve Patagonia (CD2)
Title: Water Stories
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: A Passion for John Donne (Live)
Title: Between Hotels And Time
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Anneli Drecker
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Sea II
Artist: David Darling, Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Terje Rypdal, Jon Christensen
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Finnes Du Noensteds Ikveld
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz, Chamber Jazz
Title: The Sea
Artist: David Darling, Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Terje Rypdal, Jon Christensen
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: The River
Artist: David Darling, Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Epigraphs
Artist: David Darling, Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Life In Leipzig
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Terje Rypdal
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Sanger Ved Havets Begynnelse
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Rune Arnesen, Nils Økland / Nils Okland
Genre: Classical
Title: Vinding'S Music - Songs From The Alder Thicket CD2
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Classical
Title: Sunrise - A Cantata On Texts By Edward Munch
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Jazz
Title: Remembrance
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Jon Christensen, Tore Brunborg
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock
Title: The Light
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Lars Anders Tomter, Randi Stene
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz
Title: The Personal Gallery
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Guro Kleven Hagen
Genre: Classical
Title: A Cantata On Texts By Edvard Munch
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Title: Bjørnstad / Paus / Hamsun
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Ole Paus
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Innlandet der inni meg - Single
Artist: Ketil Bjørnstad / Ketil Bjornstad, Ole Paus
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Sanger om sårbarhet / Sanger om sarbarhet
Genre: Pop
Title: En Annen Dans - Norske Artister Tolker Ole Ivars
Genre: Pop
Title: Selected Signs II
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz
Title: Norway Nights
Genre: Pop
Title: Lady Jazz. Smooth Instrumental Collection (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Smooth Jazz: Velvet Vibrations (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Smooth Jazz, Instrumental
Title: Smooth Jazz: Serenity In Every Note (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Illustration (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Warming Melodies (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Bendik Hofseth IX 25 år Tribute / Bendik Hofseth IX 25 ar Tribute
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop
Title: Kirkelig Kulturverksted: 40 Years' Credibility
Artist: Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop Rock, Folk