Egil Kapstad

Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1940–2017)

Born: 6 August 1940
Oslo
Died: 13 July 2017
Kristiansand Municipality
Country: Norway
Record labels: Gemini Records

Biography

Egil Kapstad was a jazz musician who played piano. Egil Kapstad was born on 6 August 1940 in Oslo and died on 13 July 2017 in Kristiansand Municipality. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Gemini Records. Honours include Buddyprisen (1977), Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year (1989) and Sildajazzprisen (2001).

Egil Kapstad (6 August 1940 – 13 July 2017) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He wrote the music for more than 50 theatre productions, and composed for film and television drama. Kapstad composed classical works for orchestra, choir, string quartet, and smaller ensembles, and was a chief executive of the association Ny Musikk. He worked as a host in television for NRK. Egil Kapstad's Trio worked as a small orchestra in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix of 1965.

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