Geir Langslet
Born (1956-10-09) 9 October 1956 (age 67)
Horten, Vestfold, Norway
GenresJazz, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards
LabelsPolydor

Geir Langslet (born 9 October 1956 in Horten, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and band leader raised in Fredrikstad.

Career

Langslet is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He was a member of the band LAVA for 20 years, and participated in numerous recordings and tours in the 1980s and 1990s.[1] He has been orchestra conductor for NRK for several years, including for Melodi Grand Prix five times, from 1995 to 1999. He had conducted the Norwegian entries in the Eurovision Song Contest three times in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He has also been band leader for "The show must go on", which is a Queen tribute concert show with Åge Sten Nilsen. Now he is a band leader for the show «Tina-Simply the Best»,which is a tribute to Tina Turner.

Honors

Discography

With Jahn Teigen
With Alex
With Trond Granlund
With Stein Ove Berg
With Anita Skorgan
With Prima Vera
With Olav Stedje
With Kjell Fjalsett
With Ketil Bjørnstad
With Terje Bakke & Test 1
Within Silhouette
Within Doxa
With Lill Lindfors
With Sissel Kyrkjebø
With Pål Thowsen
With Rita Eriksen
With Egil Eldøen
With Elisabeth Andreassen

References

  1. ^ a b "Lava Biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2006-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  2. ^ "Geir Langslet Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.

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