Geir Rognø


Geir Aimar Rognø is a Norwegian musician, known from the band "Hot Cargo" with the Bergen Guitarist Ole Thomsen.

Career

Roognø has played with musicians such as Jan Eggum, Dag Arnesen, Ole Thomsen, Mads Eriksen, Jan Teigen, Thor Endresen, Egil Eldøen, Rune Hauge and Kim Fairchild, and bands like Pål Thowsen Band, "Hot Cargo", "Gruv", "Funkaholics", "Little Big Band" and "Kjersti Misje Band" plus a number of international artists. He is known from numerous TV projects. Rognø started with Jazz fusion in the 1980s in the band Little Big Band. Inspired from The Crusaders and "Spyro Gyro", Dave Grusin and Herbie Hancock, this was a band in the forefront of Norwegian fusion music. He evolved a slap hand technique with inspirations from Stanley Clarke and Larry Graham. In the 80s, he worked as a freelance musician, with many jobs for theater.

Honors

;With T.T. Jug, including with Tormod Kayser, Tord Søfteland and Jon Søfteland Sæbø
;with Ole Thomsen
;with Jan Eggum