Eivind Aarset

Norwegian guitarist

Born: 23 March 1961
Kolbotn
Country: Norway
Record labels: ECM Records, EmArcy Records, Jazzland Recordings,
Discography: 11 albums

Biography

Eivind Aarset is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Eivind Aarset was born on 23 March 1961 in Kolbotn. The music is usually filed under jazz, experimental rock and nu jazz. Record labels: ECM Records, EmArcy Records and Jazzland Recordings. The discography here lists 11 albums, from “Électronique noire” (1998) to “Strange Hands” (2026).

Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music, and often makes extensive use of effects to process his guitar. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Aarset 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Électronique noire 1998

Connected 2004

Sonic Codex 2007

Live Extracts 2010

Dream Logic 2012

I.E. 2015

Light Extracts 2019

Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes 2020

Singles 2022

Last Two Inches of Sky 2023

Strange Hands 2026

Also plays on

Albums where Eivind Aarset is credited as a sideman

1997	Khmer — Nils Petter Molvær	sampler, guitar, talkbox
1997	New Conception of Jazz — Bugge Wesseltoft	guitar
2000	Solid Ether — Nils Petter Molvær	electronic instruments, guitar
2001	Before the Light — Ketil Bjørnstad	guitar
2001	Grace — Ketil Bjørnstad featuring Eivind Aarset, Arild Andersen, Jan Bang, Anneli Drecker, Trilok Gurtu, Bendik Hofseth	guitar family
2002	NP3 — Nils Petter Molvær	guitar
2002	All the Birds — Marilyn Mazur	electronic instruments, guitar
2003	The Nest — Ketil Bjørnstad	guitar
2004	Seafarer's Song — Ketil Bjørnstad	guitar
2004	Streamer — Nils Petter Molvær	guitar
2005	er — Nils Petter Molvær	guitar family, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar
2006	Divine Shadows — Dhafer Youssef	guitar family, sampler
2006	Mélange Bleu — Lars Danielsson	guitar
2009	Hamada — Nils Petter Molvær	guitar, programming, editor, bass
2013	La Notte — Ketil Bjørnstad	electronic instruments, guitar family
2016	Atmospheres — Tigran Hamasyan	guitar
2018	Sounds of Mirrors — Dhafer Youssef	electronic instruments, electric guitar
2025	Moers — Molvær/Laswell/Aarset/Drake/Dieng	guitar