Knut Riisnæs [SEP] place of birth
Knut Riisnæs
Knut Riisnæs (born 13 November 1945) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and flute), arranger, and composer, son of pianist Eline Nygaard Riisnæs and brother of classical pianist Anne Eline Riisnæs (1951–) and jazz saxophonist Odd Riisnæs (1953–). The brothers are both known from a variety of recordings in Norway and internationally.
Career.
Riisnæs was born in Oslo, where he became central to the local jazz scene at an early age. He contributed to the bebop inspired
of Christian Cappelen.
- 1915 in Norwegian music, birth of Aage Samuelsen, Arvid Fladmoe, Finn Arnestad, Henki Kolstad, Knut Nystedt, and Sverre Bergh.
- 1914 in Norwegian music, births of Kari Diesen, Magne Elvestrand, and Leif Solberg.
- 1913 in Norwegian music, deaths of Amalie Christie, Beate Asserson, and Eline Nygaard Riisnæs; death of Theodor Løvstad.
- 1912 in Norwegian music, births of Gunnar Sønstevold, Jens Gunderssen, Robert Levin, Svein Øvergaard, and Thorbjørn Egner