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Terje Rypdal

Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer (born 1947)

Summary

Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer (born 1947)

Field	Value
name	Terje Rypdal
image	Terje-Rypdal 05n1149.jpg
caption	Terje Rypdal, Moers Festival 2010
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_date
birth_place	Oslo, Norway
genre	{{flatlist
occupation	Musician, composer
instrument	Guitar
years_active	1962–present
label	ECM

Rock
jazz rock
surf rock
third stream
avant-garde rock
classical

Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".

Career

Rypdal was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a composer and orchestra leader. He studied classical piano and trumpet as a child, and then taught himself to play guitar as he entered his teens. Starting out as a Hank Marvin-influenced rock guitarist with The Vanguards, Rypdal turned towards jazz in 1968 and joined Jan Garbarek's group and later George Russell's sextet and orchestra. An important step towards international attention was his participation in the free jazz festival in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 1969, where he was part of a band led by Lester Bowie. During his musical studies at Oslo university and conservatory, he led the orchestra of the Norwegian version of the musical Hair. He has often been recorded on the ECM record label, both jazz-oriented material and classical compositions (some of which do not feature Rypdal's guitar).

His compositions "Last Nite" and "Mystery Man" were featured in the Michael Mann film Heat, and included on the soundtrack of the same name.

File:Terje Rypdal 2005.jpg|Terje Rypdal in Warsaw, 2005 File:Terje Rypdal + Elephant9@51. Heineken Jazzaldia (28766660972).jpg|Rypdal in the Basque Country, 2016

Personal life

Rypdal was married (1969–1985) to the Norwegian singer Inger Lise Andersen/Rypdal, and they had two children, the auditor Daniel (1970) and the electronica musician Marius (1977). Rypdal was married again in 1988 to Elin Kristin Bergei (born 28 May 1955). They have two children Ane Izabel (1988) and the guitarist Jakob Rypdal (1989). They (as of 2013) live in Tresfjord.

Discography

Main article: Terje Rypdal discography

References

(1997). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Virgin Books]].
"Norwegian 3- Supergitaristar til Øvre Årdal". Porten.no.
Cleveland, Barry. (30 January 2014). "Norwegian Legend Terje Rypdal". [[Guitar Player.
"Terje Rypdal". IMDB.

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