Geir Lysne

Geir Øystein Lysne (born 9 October 1965 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (Saxophone), Flute, Composer, Arranger and a famous Big band leder. He is the son of late Dr. Ing. and Professor Dagfinn Lysne (1934–2000).

Career
Lysne was educated at the Norges Musikkhøgskole in Oslo. He has written several commissioned works as well as music for theater and film, and has composed and arranged for orchestras, Big band, Corps choirs, small bands and electric acoustic music for solo instrument. His compositions have been performed in concert or on radio/TV in over 30 countries.

Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble have released five albums, the last four on the German label ACT.

Lysne has been conductor/director on tour with Bobby McFerrin, Joe Lovano, Stefano Bollani, Mory Kanté, Nils Landgren. He is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and is a highly sought guest lecturer in Europe.

Honors

 * «Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik» with the album «Boahjenásti»– with his one compositions
 * Nominated the Danish Music Award Jazz with the album «Boahjenásti»
 * German Critics Award with the album «Live in Berlin»– with his one compositions
 * Spellemannprisen 1990 with Oslo Groove Company
 * Nominert for the Edvard Priz (Tono)-2000 for the work M.B. written for Geir Lysne Ensable

Conductor and musical director
As conductor Lysne has worked with a number of national and international ensembles:
 * Norddeutscher Rundfunk Big Band (Hamburg)
 * Hessischer Rundfunk Big Band (Frankfurt)
 * Danmarks Radio big band (Copenhagen)
 * UMO Jazz Orchestra (Helsinki)
 * The Orchestra (Copenhagen)
 * Klüvers Big Band (Aarhus)
 * Det Norske Blåseensemble (Halden)
 * Kristiansand Blåseensemble
 * Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps (Oslo)
 * Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps (Horten)
 * Forsvarets Musikkorps Vestlandet Bergen
 * Luftforsvarets Musikkorps (Trondheim)
 * Forsvarets Musikkorps Nord-Norge Harstad
 * Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble

 * 2003: Korall (ACT)
 * 2002: Aurora Borealis – Northern Lights (ACT)
 * 2006: ''Boahjenásti – The North Star (ACT)

Geir Lysne Ensemble

 * 2009: The Grieg Code (ACT)

Collaborative works

 * 1993: Shaken - Not Stirred (Curling Legs), within Palisander Kvartetten
 * 2003: Heaven (ACT) Christof Lauer & Norwegian Brass