Person · Male
Knut Riisnæs
- From
- Oslo, Norway
- Active
- 1945–2023
- Releases
- 3
- jazz
- post-bop
About
Knut Riisnæs (13 November 1945 – 22 July 2023) was 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.
Member of
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Urban Gardening flute, tenor saxophone
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Øyvind Brække Sextet soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
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Jens Wendelboe Big Band tenor saxophone
Discography
Links
Concerts
Sibling
Also known as
Knut Riisnes · Knut Risnes · Knut Risnæs
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 171f4ca4-0b22-4e25-ba2b-5b4b443c6dd7
- ISNI
- 0000000055158236
- IPI
- 00138289546
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.