Halvard Kausland

Halvard Kausland

Grethe and Halvard Kausland (1966).
(Photo: Rigmor Dahl Delphin / Oslo Museum)
Background information
Birth name Halvard Magne Kausland
Born 25 April 1945
Sund, Sotra
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician and composer
Instruments Guitar

Halvard Magne Kausland (born 25 April 1945) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and civil servant.

Biography

He hails from Sund.[1] He has his education from the Norges kommunal- og sosialhøgskole, Agder Regional College and the University of Bergen. On 20 September 1996 it was announced that Kausland had been appointed as acting director of the Arts Council Norway from 1 November 1996 to 31 March 2000; however, Kausland withdrew three days before actually assuming the post.[2][3] He was later chief administrative officer (fylkesrådmann) of Vestfold County Municipality.

Kausland is also a well-known jazz guitarist, having played in the band of Ole Paus among other things.[4] From 1997 to 2001 he was the chairman of Norsk jazzforum.[5] From 2009 he is the chairman of Norsk musikkråd.

From 1966 to 1979 he was married to Grethe Kausland. She did not revert to her maiden name Nilsen after the end of the marriage, but kept the name Kausland.[6] Halvard Kausland later married artist Helle Brunvoll,[1] with whom he also released the 2009 jazz album In Our House.[7]

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

Within Kausland/Mathisen Quartet

Collaborations

With Øystein Sunde
With Ole Paus

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalgraf, Marit (23 June 2009). "Kunst for fred i den tredje verda". VestNytt (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Halvard Kausland ny direktør i Kulturrådet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 September 1996.
  3. ↑ "Kausland trekker seg som kulturrådsdirektør" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 29 October 1996.
  4. ↑ "Ole Paus turnerer med eget band" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 11 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (9 May 2001). "Ny styreleder i Norsk jazzforum". Ballade.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Grethe, "Lille Grethe" Kausland". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Jazzdebut med stil". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 24 January 2009. p. 43.
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