Eivind Aarset


Eivind Aarset is a Norwegian guitarist who has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils Petter Molvaer. Aarset is married to Norwegian singer Anne-Marie Giørtz.

Biography

Aarset has worked with Nils Petter Molvær, Bill Laswell, Jon Hassell, Jan Garbarek, David Sylvian, and Marilyn Mazur.
After several albums for Jazzland, he recorded Dream Logic for ECM, collaborating with Jan Bang and Erik Honoré on the production and timbral design of melodies and soundscapes. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music.
At the 2013 Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, he accompanied Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, and Ingar Zach, celebrating the release of Narrative from the Subtropics by Jan Bang and Places of Worship by Arve Henriksens, in addition to performing a special "Dream Logic" concert with Jan Bang, Audun Erlien, Wetle Holte and Erland Dahlen.
John Kellman at All About Jazz named Eivind Aarset Dream Logic's appearance at the Punkt Festival, Kristiansand, Norway in September 2013 one of the 25 Best Live Shows of 2013.

Discography

As leader

With Ab und Zu
With Jan Bang
With Ragnar Bjerkreim
With Ketil Bjornstad
With Carola
With Sigvart Dagsland
With Bjorn Eidsvag
With Anne-Marie Giortz
With Arve Henriksen
With Bendik Hofseth
With Morten Harket
With Marilyn Mazur
With Nils Petter Molvaer
With Oslo Gospel Choir
With Anne Grete Preus
With Kjetil Saunes
With Oystein Sevag
With Andy Sheppard
With Dhafer Youssef
With others