Geir Holmsen

Geir Holmsen (born 12 December 1956) is a Norwegian jazz musician, bassist, arranger and composer, and married 1983 to the singer Maj Britt Andersen. He participated in various bands connected to the jazz club Club 7 in Oslo, from the mid-1970s, including "Kråbøl", "Lotus" and "Chipahua". He is also known from "Jon Eberson Group" (1980–84), "Jazzpønkensemblet" (1982–85) and "Oslo Rhythm & Blues Ensemble" (1986–87).

Career Holmsen is educated at the Norges Musikkhøgskole, and did composition studies with Gunnar Sønstevold and Maj Sønstevold, now Professor of Music at the University of Agder (UiA).

In the 1970s he took part in jazz bands led by Terje Lie, Paul Weeden, Espen Rud and Ditlef Eckhoff. In the 1980s, Holmsen was within Chipahua, Jon Eberson Group and Jazzpunkensemblet. He is the composer of several of Maj Britt Andersen album releases, and productions of Folk er rare at Det Norske Teatret and Riksteatret. Holmsen has also been a board member of TONO.

Honors Spellemannprisen 1981, as member of Jon Ebserson Group Gammleng-prisen 1996 in the studio class TONO's Kardemommestipend 1990 Juliusprisen 1994 Teskjekjerringprisen 2001, with Maj Britt Andersen and Trond Brænne

Discography Albums (in selection) 1981: Jive Talking (CBS Records), with Jon Eberson Group 1984: One of These Mornings / My Funny Valentine (Philips Records), with Silje Nergaard 1986: Dansere I Natten (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with Bjørn Eidsvåg 1986: Perfect Crime (Bahama Records), with Vindél 1986: Folk Er Rare! (Barneselskapet), with Maj Britt Andersen 1988: Vertigo (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), with Bjørn Eidsvåg 1991: Live at Rockefeller (Odin Records), with Jon Eberson's Jazzpunkensemblet 1992: Kjærtegn (Norsk Plateproduksjon), with Maj Britt Andersen 1994: Rippel Rappel (Grappa Music), with Maj Britt Andersen 1997: På Svai (Norsk Plateproduksjon), with Bjørn Eidsvåg 1998: Meridians (Bahama Records), with Torbjørn Sunde 2003: Kong Lavring (Pan Records), with Kong Lavring 2005: Rock Vs. Opera (Grappa Music), with Dollie de Luxe 2006: Receita Para A Vida (Ipe Mundi Records), with Latini