Anne-Marie Giørtz (born 19 March 1958) is a Norwegian vocalist, orchestra conductor, singing teacher in the genre

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, and married to the Norwegian guitarist

Eivind Aarset Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils ...

. She has performed and recorded with various bands.

Career

Giørtz started her career as trumpeter in Lysaker school marching band, studied piano and saxophone at

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(1976–80), and made herself marked at the

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jazz scene where she was part of the band "EIM" (1980–82), before she established her own Anne Marie Giørtz Kvintett (1982–86), together with her brother

Ole Henrik Giørtz Ole Henrik Giørtz (born 10 January 1955 in Bærum) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, arranger and bandleader, the older brother of jazz singer Anne-Marie Giørtz. He is known from a number of recordings, and has contributed to several recordings an ...

among others. The band continued in her band

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. Other partners include "Radiostorbandet" and "Danmarks Radiostorband". She was part of the Rock band

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initiated early 1970s by guitarist Rolf Aakervik in Oslo. Their first album ''Det er ikke enkelt'' (1973) had a clear, politically radical message, with lyrics that reflected the current fight against EEC, with a referendum in the autumn of 1972 in mind. Giørtz is known as a front figure in the Trio de Janeiro (1988–), where together with

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she released two albums and was awarded Spellemannprisen 1993. With her brother Ole Henrik she composed the commission ''Den akustiske skyggen'' for Moldejazz (1993). The trio including

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and Veslemøy Solberg in addition to Giørtz released 'Jenter fra Jante' (1999) performing lyrics by

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. She is also contributing on 'Skrapjern og silke' (1999), based on stage performance with the texts of

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and music composed by Ole Henrik Giørtz. Giørtz have recently graduated as a Qigong Instructor in Sweden.

Honors

* Spellemannprisen 1993

Discography

Solo albums

*1983: ''Breaking Out'' (

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) *1985: ''Tigers Of Pain'' (Odin Records), AMG band *2009: ''På Egne Vegne'' (

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) *2016: ''Capital Punishment For Cars'' (Grappa Music)

Collaborative works

;Within

*1973: ''Det er ikke enkelt'' (Samspill) *1974: ''Drabantbyrock'' (Mai) ;Within

*1989: ''Ab Und Zu'' (

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) *1996: ''Totally'' (Curling Legs) *2002: ''Spark Of Life'' (Curling Legs) ;With

Anne Marie Almedal Anne Marie Almedal (born 6 December 1971 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian musician. She was lead vocalist in the band Velvet Belly (1989–2003) and has since released five solo albums. Career Almedal is a graduate of the Rhythmic musi ...

, Kristin Kajander and

Elin Rosseland Elin Rosseland (born 5 April 1959 in Norway) is a singer, bandleader, and composer who studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is known from collaborations with Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick, Sidsel Endresen, Eldbjørg Raknes, Christian W ...

*1999: ''Skrapjern Og Silke'' (

) ;With Kaia Huuse and Veslemøy Solberg *1999: ''Jenter Fra Jante'' (Nordicae Records) ;With

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*2006: ''Receita para a Vida'' (IPE Mundi Records)

References

External links

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Den norske biyun foreningen
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