Norwegian jazz musician (1945–2023)
| Description | Norwegian jazz musician (1945–2023) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945-11-13 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Oslo Oslo Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2023-07-22 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Oslo Source: MusicBrainz |
| Area | Norway Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | NO Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | Norway Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | composer jazz musician saxophonist flautist Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | saxophone Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | ECM Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Terje Fjærns orkester Urban Gardening Øyvind Brække Sextet Knut Riisnæs Quartet Jens Wendelboe Big Band Håvard Stubø Quartet Arild Andersen Quartet Egil Monn Iversens Storband The Band No Name The Norwegian Big Band Bash (4) Christian Reim Sextet The Norwegian Radio Big Band Østerdalsmusikk Per Husby Orchestra The Rainbow Band (2) Nordic Jazz Quintet Per Husby Septett Ditlef Eckhoff Quintet Sigurd Ulveseth Quartet Tore Johansen Unity JazzCode™ Kevin Dean Quintet The Sapphires (8) Bent Sølves Orkester Jacob Young & Urban Gardening Egil Kapstad Orchestra Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year Buddyprisen Source: Wikidata |
K. Riisnaes K. Riisnæs K. Risnaes K.Riisnaes Knut Knut Riisnaes Knut Riisneas Knut Riisnes Knut Risnes Knut Risnæs Riisnes Riisnæs
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