Egil Kapstad (6 August 1940 – 13 July 2017) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He wrote the music for more than 50 theatre productions, and composed for film and television drama. Kapstad composed classical works for orchestra, choir, string quartet, and smaller ensembles, and was a chief executive of the association ''Ny Musikk''. He worked as a host in television for NRK. Egil Kapstad's Trio worked as a small orchestra in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix of 1965.

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(in Norwegian) (in Norwegian)

Career

Kapstad was born in Oslo, Norway. He taught jazz history and improvisation at the Musikkonservatoriet i Kristiansand and performed as a pianist on more than 60 albums. Kapstad worked with jazz musician such as Karin Krog,

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, Bjørn Johansen, Bjarne Nerem, Jon Larsen and Magni Wentzel, being also known for his longstanding collaboration with poet Jan Erik Vold. Kapstad received many awards and honors. He received

Norsk jazzforbund Norsk Jazzforum or The Norwegian Jazz Forum (originally established in 1953, and later reappeared on June 8, 1997 in Oslo, when The Norwegian Jazz Federation and Association Norwegian Jazz Musicians fused into The Norwegian Jazz Forum) is a member a ...

Buddyprisen Buddyprisen (established 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is an award, given annually by the Norwegian Jazz Forum to a Norwegian jazz musician that has "been an excellent performer and significantly involved in Norwegian jazz by other means". The award was a ...

in 1977, NOPA's award for the work of the year, (''Epilog'') in 1984, Gammleng-prisen in the class jazz in 1985 and was awarded Spellemannprisen in the class jazz twice, for the record ''Cherokee'' at the 1989 award of Spellemannprisen and ''Remembrance'' with the ''Egil Kapstad Trio'' at the 1994 award of Spellemannprisen. Kapstad became a government scholar in 2003. (in Norwegian) He died in Kristiansand during July 2017.

Compositions (selected)

*''Syner'' (1967), performed in the new version 1990 *''Epilog –

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in Memoriam'' ( Vossajazz, 1983) *''Døgn for kammerorkester'' *Theater music for Shakespeare's '' King Lear'' *Theater music for

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's ''Kongsemnerne'' *Theater music for

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's ''Kuler i solnedgangen''

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

*''By Myself'' (1964), with Karin Krog *''Twostep og blå ballader'' (1974), with Lars Klevstrand *''I fløyterens hjerte'' (1990), with Lars Klevstrand *''I anstendighetens navn'' (1976), with Ole Paus *''Everything Happens to Me'' (1977), with Bjarne Nerem *''Til jorden'' (1978), with Rolf Jacobsen *''Live fra ABC-teatret'' (1979), with

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*''Live at Jazz Alive'' (1983), with

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*''Sofies plass'' (1983), with Magni Wentzel *''All or Nothing at All'' (1985), with Magni Wentzel *''My Wonderful One'' (1987/88) *''Dedications'' (1985), with Per Husby *''I Hear a Rhapsody'' (1985), with

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*''Major Blues'' (1990), with

*''Time for Love'' (1986), with Laila Dalseth *''A Woman's Intuition'' (1995), with Laila Dalseth *''Den dagen Lady døde'' (1986), with Jan Erik Vold *''Blåmann! Blåmann!'' (1988), with Jan Erik Vold *''Sannheten om trikken er at den brenner'' (1990), with Jan Erik Vold *''Pytt pytt blues'' (1992), with Jan Erik Vold *''Obstfelder Live på Rebekka West'' (1993), with Jan Erik Vold *''Her er huset som Per bygde'' (1996), with Jan Erik Vold *''Storytellers'' (1998), with Jan Erik Vold *''Constellations'' (1990), with Bjørn Alterhaug *''Three Shades of Blue'' (1995), with Staffan William-Olsson *''Oslo Jazz Circle – Jubileumskonsert'' (1998), with various artists *''Round Chet's Midnight'' (1999), with Hilde Hefte *''Playsong'' (2001), with Hilde Hefte *''First Song'' (2000), with

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*''Violin'' (2000), with Ola Kvernberg *''Playsong - the music of Bill Evans'' (2001), with Hilde Hefte *''Bjørn Johansen in Memoriam'' (2003) *''The Next Step'' with Jon Larsen (2003) *''Blue'' with Bodil Niska (2003) *''Hildes BossaHefte'' with Hilde Hefte (2003) *''Den dagen Lady døde'' with Jan Erik Vold (2003) *''Core Business'' with Louis Stewart (2004) *''Jargong Vålereng with

Rolf Søder Rolf Søder (4 July 1918 – 23 August 1998) was a Norwegian film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1955 and 1991. Filmography References External links * 1918 births 1998 deaths Norwegian male film actors Male actors from ...

(2004) *''On The Corner'' with Hilde Hefte (2006) *''AN EVENING IN PRAGUE'' with Hilde Hefte & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (2007) *''Drømmemakeren sa'' with Jan Erik Vold (2008) *''Short Stories'' with Hilde Hefte (2013) *''Quiet Dreams'' with Hilde Hefte (2017)

References

External links

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Norsk Jazzarkivs nettsider
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