Nils Einar Vinjor (born 15 December 1962 in

Øvre Årdal Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at ...

, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his solo albums and the collaboration with musicians like

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and

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Career

Vinjor, residing in Oslo, is known in Norway as a central guitarist and composer on the Norwegian musical scene. As a freelance musician Vinjor played together with a number of famous Norwegian performers, and also toured in several European countries and East-Asia. In 1997 he released the solo album ''Sjonglør'' with music in the generes jazz, rock and blues, and later the album ''Silent Traveler'' (2004).

Discography

Solo albums

*1997: ''Sjonglør'' (Skald AS) *2004: ''Silent Traveler'' (

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)

Collaborations

;With

*1990: ''Tell me Where You're Going'' (Sonet Music) *1996: ''Hjemmefra'' (

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 ...

) *2003: ''Nightwatch'' (EmArcy) *2005: ''Be Still my Heart - the Essential'' (

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) *2007: ''Darkness Out Of Blue'' (EmArcy) *2012: ''Unclouded'' (Sony Music) ;With

and

*1991: ''Blå Koral'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) ;With

Jonas Fjeld Jonas Fjeld (born Terje Lillegård Jensen; 24 September 1952) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known in the English-speaking world for two albums recorded by Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, a collaboration with Canadian Rick ...

*1993: ''Texas Jensen'' (Stageway Records) ;With

Tove Nilsen Tove Nilsen (born 25 October 1952) is a Norwegian novelist, children's writer and literary critic. She made her literary debut in 1974 with the novel ''Aldri la dem kle deg forsvarsløst naken''. Her adolescence novel from a dormitory town, ' ...

*1995: ''Fly - Over'' (Self Releace) ;With Havrøy & Johnsen *2004: ''Den Lange Taushet'' (Park Grammofon) ;With Tirill_Mohn *2003: ''A'' ''Dance with the Shadows'' (The Wild Places) *2011: ''Tales from Tranquil August Gardens'' (FairyMusic) *2011: ''Nine And Fifty Swans'' (FairyMusic) *2013: ''Um Himinjǫður'' (FairyMusic)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinjor, Nils Einar Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian guitarists Musicians from Årdal 1962 births Living people Kirtan performers 20th-century guitarists