Geir Holmsen


Geir Holmsen is a Norwegian jazz musician, bassist, arranger and composer, and married 1983 to the singer Maj Britt Andersen. He participated in various bands connected to the jazz club Club 7 in Oslo, from the mid-1970s, including "Kråbøl", "Lotus" and "Chipahua". He is also known from "Jon Eberson Group", "Jazzpønkensemblet" and "Oslo Rhythm & Blues Ensemble".

Career

Holmsen is educated at the Norges Musikkhøgskole, and did composition studies with Gunnar Sønstevold and Maj Sønstevold, now Professor of Music at the University of Agder.
In the 1970s he took part in jazz bands led by Terje Lie, Paul Weeden, Espen Rud and Ditlef Eckhoff.
In the 1980s, Holmsen was within Chipahua, Jon Eberson Group and Jazzpunkensemblet.
He is the composer of several of Maj Britt Andersen album releases, and productions of Folk er rare at Det Norske Teatret and Riksteatret. Holmsen has also been a board member of TONO.

Honors

  • Spellemannprisen 1981, as member of Jon Ebserson Group
  • Gammleng-prisen 1996 in the studio class
  • TONO's Kardemommestipend 1990
  • Juliusprisen 1994
  • Teskjekjerringprisen 2001, with Maj Britt Andersen and Trond Brænne

    Discography

;Albums