Person · Male
Eivind Aarset
- From
- Oppegård, Norway
- Since
- 1961–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 29
- jazz
- electronica
- nu jazz
About
Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. His style has been associated with nu jazz and electronic music, and often makes extensive use of effects to process his guitar.
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In addition to his work as a bandleader, Aarset has worked with Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ute Lemper, Ketil Bjørnstad, Andy Sheppard, Mike Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Abraham Laboriel, Dhafer Youssef, Django Bates, and Nils Petter Molvaer. Aarset is married to Norwegian singer Anne-Marie Giørtz.
Member of
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Andy Sheppard Quartet guitar
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Michel Benita Ethics electronic instruments, guitar
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Eivind Aarset’s Électronique noire electronic instruments, eponymous, principal, guitar, electric fretless guitar
Discography
Albums
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Électronique noire Apple Music
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Connected Apple Music
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Sonic Codex Apple Music
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Slow Procession
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Live Extracts Apple Music
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Dream Logic
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Imagine
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In Memoriam
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I.E.
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The Height of the Reeds
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Nordub
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Light Extracts Apple Music
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Dark Star Safari
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Lost River
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Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes
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Singles
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Pollen and Leaves (Forest Quadrology)
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Last Two Inches of Sky
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In Memory of Nature
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Uncharted Waters
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Strange Hands Apple Music
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Roots
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Emerging Narratives
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Artistic director
Also known as
Eivind Aarseth
Tags
- jazz and blues
- nu-jazz
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 21fd8769-5573-4eb0-9528-e8162c24024d
- ISNI
- 0000000055167909
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.