Halvard Magne Kausland (25 April 1945 – 21 December 2017) was a Norwegian jazz guitarist and civil servant.

Biography

He hails from Sund. He has his education from the ''Norges kommunal- og sosialhøgskole'', Agder Regional College and the

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. On 20 September 1996 it was announced that Kausland had been appointed as acting director of the

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from 1 November 1996 to 31 March 2000; however, Kausland withdrew three days before actually assuming the post. He was later chief administrative officer () of

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. Kausland is also a well-known jazz guitarist, having played in the band of Ole Paus among other things. From 1997 to 2001 he was the chairman of . From 2009 he is the chairman of . From 1966 to 1979 he was married to

Grethe Kausland Grethe Kausland (July 3, 1947 – November 16, 2007) was a Norwegian singer, performer and actress. As a child star she was one of Norway's most popular singers (her debut single “Teddyen min” from 1955, sold more than 100,000 recordsJan ...

. She did not revert to her maiden name Nilsen after the end of the marriage, but kept the name Kausland. Halvard Kausland later married artist Helle Brunvoll, with whom he also released the jazz albums ''In Our House'' (2009), ''Your Song'' (2012) and ''Latitude'' (2015). Kausland died of cancer in Oslo on 21 December 2017 at the age of 72.Halvard Magne Kausland

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

Within Kausland/ Mathisen Quartet *2002: ''Good Bait'' ( Hot Club) With Helle Brunvoll *2009: ''In Our'' (

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) *2012: ''Your Song'' (Naxos) *2015: ''Latitude'' (Naxos)

Collaborations

With

Øystein Sunde Øystein Olaf Sunde (born 24 January 1947) is a Norwegian folk singer and guitarist. He is known for his high-speed guitar and banjo style and his satirical lyrics. Although often regarded as a comedian, Sunde is a versatile guitarist who has pl ...

*1974: ''Ikke Bare Tyll'' (

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) With

Ole Paus Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During th ...

*1976: ''I Anstendighetens Navn'' (

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)

References

External links

Grethe, “Lille Grethe” Kausland
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(In Norwegian) 1945 births 2017 deaths Norwegian civil servants Norwegian jazz guitarists Musicians from Sund, Norway University of Bergen alumni Deaths from cancer in Norway {{Jazz-guitarist-stub