Occupation(s) Musician, composer Website www.oddriisnaes.com Genres Jazz Music group 1300 Oslo | Instruments Saxophone Name Odd Riisnaes Record label Curling Legs | |
Born 12 May 1953 (age 70)
Oslo, Norway ( 1953-05-12 ) Labels Curling Legs
Odin Records
Ponca Jazz Records Role Musician · oddriisnaes.com Albums Nonsentration, Another Road Similar People Morten Halle, Audun Kleive, Tore Brunborg, Jon Balke, Jon Christensen | ||
Odd riisnaes the same road but different
Odd Riisnæs (born 12 May 1953 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, son of pianist Eline Nygaard Riisnæs and the younger brother of jazz saxophonist Knut Riisnæs. He is known from a series of releases and cooperations with the like of Dag Arnesen, Arve Henriksen, Kjell Karlsen, Geir Lysne, Iver Kleive, Nils Petter Molvær, Jon Eberson, Terje Gewelt, Jon Balke, Audun Kleive and Oslo 13
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Career
Riisnæs was in different orchestras led by Terje Lie, Paul Weeden, Ditlef Eckhoff, Richard Badendyck, Per Husby, Ole Jacob Hansen/Harald Gundhus, Dag Arnesen, Jens Wendelboe, Kjell Karlsen and Jan Harrington. In the 1980s he played with the bands "Kråbøl", Oslo 13, "Radiostorbandet", "Lille Frøen Saksofonkvartett" and Dag Arnesen quintet.
Riisnes released two albums as a leader of Odd Riisnæs Quartett, with Dag Arnesen (piano), Tom Olstad (drums) and Kåre Garnes (bass). Even more releases came with Odd Riisnæs Project and the musicians Pål Thowsen (drums), Bjørn Kjellemyr (bass) and Steinar Larsen (guitar). Riisnæs has also been associated with Norges Musikkhøgskole as a lecturer in aural training.
Solo albums
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Songs
SkytrainAnother Road · 2008
Pantry PeopleAnother Road · 2008
RivertalkAnother Road · 2008