Helge Lilletvedt (born 13 June 1964 in

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) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger, known from collaborations and album releases with

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, Helén Eriksen,

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Career

Lilletvedt studied classical piano with

Jiri Hlinka Jiri Hlinka ( cs, Jiří Hlinka; born 1944) is a Norway, Norwegian professor and piano teacher of Czech Republic, Czech origin. His most well-known student is Leif Ove Andsnes. Career Hlinka was born in Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, ...

and music theory at Bergen Music Conservatory (1983-1987), today known as the

Grieg Academy The Grieg Academy ( no, Griegakademiet) is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen ...

(

University of Bergen The University of Bergen ( no, Universitetet i Bergen, ) is a research-intensive state university located in Bergen, Norway. As of 2019, the university has over 4,000 employees and 18,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 194 ...

). In recent years he has worked as assistant professor at the same institution. In the 1980’s Lilletvedt started freelancing in classical, modern contemporary, jazz, and pop music, playing a wide range of keyboard instruments, focusing on

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. In addition to clubs and jazz festivals, he started working as musician, composer, arranger, and musical director at

Den Nationale Scene Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway. History Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...

where he has since collaborated on more than 40 different productions. He has also worked at Det Vestnorske Teateret (Hordaland Teater), Beaivváš Sámi Našunálateáhter and

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. During the 1990’s Lilletvedt continued working in theatre as well as composing for film, video, and visual arts and playing extended solo-improvisations to screenings of silent movies such as

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and La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc at the cinematheque in Bergen. He contributed to numerous recordings, including several recipients of

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. In the early 2000’s Lilletvedt wrote string arrangements for the

Trondheim Soloists Trondheim Soloists ( no, Trondheimsolistene) are a musical chamber ensemble of string players based in Trondheim, Norway. The ensemble was founded in 1988 and has been an arena for professional concert training for string-players at the Music Con ...

and played on “Kråkeviks Songbok” (2000) by

receiving 4 x platinum sales in Norway. His particular take on traditional songs, string arrangements, and piano playing was also heard on “Fred hviler over land og by” (2001) by Danish singer

and “Siste stikk” (2005) by

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Honors

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

prisen 1999

Discography

Solo albums

*1996: ''A Textile Soundscape''

Collaborative works

;With

*1985: ''Jiri Hlinka med Studenter'' ( VestNorsk Plateselskap) ;With various artists *1986: ''Knut Gribb tar Bergenstoget'' (

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) *1996: ''Blue Moods – New Voices, New Directions'' – Blue Notables Vol. 9 (

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) *1996: ''XX'' (

) *2010: ''Våkenatt For Hardanger'' (

Kirkelig Kulturverksted Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) is a Norwegian company and record label, founded in 1974 by Erik Hillestad. Among the musicians who have issued records on the label are Ketil Bjørnstad, Kari Bremnes, Erik Bye, Ole Paus, Sigvart Dagsland, Bjørn Eidsv ...

) ;With Seglem/Thomsen/Gjersvik (Producer) *1988: ''Poems for Trio'' (

Hot Club Records Hot Club Records is a jazz record label established 1982, by guitarist Jon Larsen in Oslo, Norway.Dregni, Michael (2008) ''Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing'', OUP USA, , p. 229 The label has released over 350 ...

) ;With

*1990: ''A Voice from the Past'' ( Acoustic Records) *1992: ''Appasionata Criminelle'' (Acoustic Records) *1993: ''Alone In the Crowd'' (Acoustic Records) *1995: ''Around the Fountain'' (Acoustic Records) *2002 ''Combo Tango Plays Music by Ole A. Gjersvik'' (Acoustic Records) *2013: ''Latin Collection'' (Acoustic Records) ;With

Gustav Lorentzen Gustav Lorentzen (28 September 1947 – 21 April 2010), also known by his stage name Ludvigsen, was a Norwegian singer-songwriter, best known from being half of the successful duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen, alongside Øystein "Knutsen" Dolmen. He went ...

*1995: ''Kanskje Kommer Kongen'' (

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) ;With

*1995: ''Mi Haugtussa'' ( Norsk Plateproduksjon) *2000: ''Kråkeviks Songbok'' (

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) *2001: ''Songen Om Mitt Liv'' (

) *2002: ''Eg og Edith'' (

) *2008: ''Annleis Enn I Går'' (

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) *2009: ''Kvar Ein Dag'' (

) *2011: ''Alltid I Mitt Sinn'' (

) *2012: ''Jul I Stova'' (

) *2020: Juleroser (

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) ;With

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*1996: ''Standards'' (

) *1998: ''Lovevirgin'' (

) ;With

Jan Bang Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968) is a Norwegian musician and record producer who has worked with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen, and Erik Honoré. (in Norwegian) ...

*1997: ''Pop Killer'' (

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) ;With N'Light'N *1998: ''Dedication'' (

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) ;With Merethe Mikkelsen Band *1999: ''Where Do You Start feat.

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

'' (Force Majeure) ;With

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*2000: ''En Annen Sol'' ( MajorStudio) *2002: ''Månemann'' ( MajorStudio) *2005: ''Siste Stikk'' ( MajorStudio) *2006: ''Denne Uro/I Full Symfoni'' ( MajorStudio) ;With

*2001: ''Fred Hviler Over Land Og By'' ( Medley Records, EMI) *2003: ''Stille Som Sne'' (

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) ;With

Jan Eggum Jan Eggum (born 8 December 1951) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. He has been characterized as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness, and sorrow. Sometimes his lyrics include social critici ...

(Arranger) *2001: ''Ekte Eggum'' (

) ;With Millpond Moon *2001: ''Nation of Two'' ( Bergen Records) *2015: ''Time To Turn the Tide'' ( Tikopia Records) ;With

*2004: ''Pie Jesu'' ( DownBeach) *2008: ''Min Lyckas Hus'' ( DaWorks) ;With Rein Alexander (Arranger) *2004: ''Rein Alexander'' (

) ;With Beate Jacobsen *2005: ''Coming Up'' ( LimitCycle) ;With Haugesund Popensemble (Arranger) *2006: ''Skyld På Meg'' ( MajorStudio) ;With

Bergen Big Band Bergen Big Band (BBB) is a Norwegian big band established 1991 as a continuation of Knut Kristiansen's Bergen Band. BBB is known from cooperations with musicians like Phil Woods, Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Diana Krall, Si ...

(Producer) *2008 ''Som Den Gyldne Sol'' (

) ;With Merete Arnevåg *2008 ''Somerfuglhagen'' ( Make Music AS) ;With

, within Bergen Big Band *2010: ''Crime Scene'' ( ECM) ;With Jan Frode I. Christensen *2011 ''Sannsynligvis Eg'' (Filter) ;With Tomine Mikkeline *2012: ''Tomine Mikkeline'' (

) ;With Jan Kåre Hystad *2013: ''Listen Alone'' ( Acoustic Records) ;With Ingvild Lilletvedt Nordstoga *2014: ''Den Minste Caféen'' ( Plassen Produksjon) *2017: ''Ringen'' ( Plassen Produksjon) ;With

Julian Berntzen Julian Berntzen (born 2 February 1981 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian vocalist, pianist, violinist and composer known for his ''Magnetic North Orchestra''. He is the son of artist and guitarist Lasse Berntzen, and the grandson of actor Rolf B ...

*2014: ''Hellemyrsfolket'' (Songbird) ;With Brit Johnsrud *2015: ''Light Blue Outfit'' ( Aslaug Records)

References

External links

Helge Lilletvedt at discogs

Helge Lilletvedt at sceneweb

Helge Lilletvedt at IMDb
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