Helge Lilletvedt

Helge Lilletvedt (born 13 June 1964 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger, known from collaborations and album releases with Herborg Kråkevik, Anne Dorte Michelsen, Vamp, Göran Fristorp,  Terje Rypdal, Vigleik Storaas, Arve Henriksen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale, Helén Eriksen, Ole Amund Gjersvik.[1][2]

Helge Lilletvedt
Born (1964-06-13) 13 June 1964
Bergen, Norway
GenresJazz, pop, folk, rock, hip hop, musical theatre, classical
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, producer
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards

Career

Lilletvedt studied classical piano with Jiri Hlinka and music theory at Bergen Music Conservatory (1983-1987), today known as the Grieg Academy (University of Bergen). In recent years he has worked as assistant professor at the same institution.[3]

In the 1980’s Lilletvedt started freelancing in classical, modern contemporary, jazz, and pop music, playing a wide range of keyboard instruments, focusing on piano. In addition to clubs and jazz festivals, he started working as musician, composer, arranger, and musical director at Den Nationale Scene where he has since collaborated on more than 40 different productions. He has also worked at Det Vestnorske Teateret (Hordaland Teater), Beaivváš Sámi Našunálateáhter and Nordland Teater.[4]

During the 1990’s Lilletvedt continued working in theatre as well as composing for film, video, and visual arts and playing extended solo-improvisations to screenings of silent movies such as The Birth of a Nation and La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc at the cinematheque in Bergen. He contributed to numerous recordings, including several recipients of Spellemannsprisen.[5][6]

In the early 2000’s Lilletvedt wrote string arrangements for the Trondheim Soloists and played on “Kråkeviks Songbok” (2000) by Herborg Kråkevik receiving 4 x platinum sales in Norway.[7][8] His particular take on traditional songs, string arrangements, and piano playing was also heard on “Fred hviler over land og by” (2001) by Danish singer Anne Dorte Michelsen[9][10] and “Siste stikk” (2005) by Vamp.

Honors

Discography

Solo albums
  • 1996: A Textile Soundscape[12]

Collaborative works
With Jiri Hlinka
  • 1985: Jiri Hlinka med Studenter (VestNorsk Plateselskap)
With various artists
With Seglem/Thomsen/Gjersvik (Producer)
With Ole Amund Gjersvik
  • 1990: A Voice from the Past (Acoustic Records)
  • 1992: Appasionata Criminelle (Acoustic Records)
  • 1993: Alone In the Crowd (Acoustic Records)
  • 1995: Around the Fountain (Acoustic Records)
  • 2002 Combo Tango Plays Music by Ole A. Gjersvik (Acoustic Records)
  • 2013: Latin Collection (Acoustic Records)
With Gustav Lorentzen
With Herborg Kråkevik
With Helen Eriksen
With Jan Bang
With N'Light'N
With Merethe Mikkelsen Band
With Vamp
With Anne Dorte Michelsen
  • 2001: Fred Hviler Over Land Og By (Medley Records, EMI)
  • 2003: Stille Som Sne (Sony)
With Jan Eggum (Arranger)
With Millpond Moon
  • 2001: Nation of Two (Bergen Records)
  • 2015: Time To Turn the Tide (Tikopia Records)
With Göran Fristorp
  • 2004: Pie Jesu (DownBeach)
  • 2008: Min Lyckas Hus (DaWorks)
With Rein Alexander (Arranger)
  • 2004: Rein Alexander (Sony)
With Beate Jacobsen
  • 2005: Coming Up (LimitCycle)
With Haugesund Popensemble (Arranger)
With Bergen Big Band (Producer)
  • 2008 Som Den Gyldne Sol (Grappa)
With Merete Arnevåg
  • 2008 Somerfuglhagen (Make Music AS)
With Terje Rypdal, within Bergen Big Band
  • 2010: Crime Scene (ECM)
With Jan Frode I. Christensen
  • 2011 Sannsynligvis Eg (Filter)
With Tomine Mikkeline
With Jan Kåre Hystad
  • 2013: Listen Alone (Acoustic Records)
With Ingvild Lilletvedt Nordstoga
  • 2014: Den Minste Caféen (Plassen Produksjon)
  • 2017: Ringen (Plassen Produksjon)
With Julian Berntzen
  • 2014: Hellemyrsfolket (Songbird)
With Brit Johnsrud
  • 2015: Light Blue Outfit (Aslaug Records)[13]

References
  1. "Turnéoversikt - Den kulturelle skolesekken Hordaland". archive.ph. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. "Sommarkonsert med Helge Lilletvedt og lokale krefter - Hellesylt Vekst". 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "Helge Lilletvedt". Universitetet i Bergen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. "Helge Lilletvedt". sceneweb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. "Helge Lilletvedt". IMDb. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. "Helge Lilletvedt". Discogs. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. "Sjelfull Herborg". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 15 November 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. "Kråkeviks songbok del 1 - Ukas album". NRK Radio (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. Løbner, Svend (25 February 2003). "Anne Dorte fandt Gud i salmerne". Udfordringen (in Danish). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. "Anne Dorte Michelsen - Book Kunstner". Elmerdahl.dk (in Danish). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  11. Hammerø, Tor (28 March 1999). "Voss: Dagen da bestillingsverket ikke sto i sentrum" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. "Gips Bokarabo! – Turnéoversikt" (in Norwegian). DKS-Hordaland.no. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  13. "Helge Lilletvedt Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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