Jon Larsen

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Genre: Alternative / Jazz / Progressive
Location Oslo, No
Profile Views: 47963
Last Login: 9/22/2011
Member Since 9/4/2006
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmhvdGNsdWIubm8vam9ubGFyc2Vu
Record Label HOT CLUB RECORDS and ZONIC ENTERTAINMENT
Type of Label Indie
Bio
DIRECT CONTACT: jon.larsen at getmail.no - just use "@". I am on facebook. <script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like-box href="http://www.facebook.com/platform" width="292" show_faces="true" stream="true" header="true"></fb:like-box> I started out as a guitar playing painter, and had my first solo exhibition of paintings in April 1976. The same month I had my very first gig on the guitar, with my string trio Clo-Z. Then followed Salvador Dal� studies in Barcelona 1978-1979, and annual exhibitions of paintings and drawings for the next 20 years, but also studies of the guitar artistery of Django Reinhardt, etc. Early influences were the surrealist painters, Frank Zappa, Django, Astor Piazzolla, Boulou Ferr� (and his father Matelo, and uncle Baro...!) and only later more mainstream jazz. In 1982 we had a radio hit together with Lillebjorn Nilsen "Tanta til Beate", which led to continous tours ever since. However, in the mid 90-ies the urge to paint and compose on the canvas made a perfect crossfade with composing music - so now I have become a guitar playing composer instead of a guitar playing painter. One never knows. .... By sheer luck three childhood friends (and fellow freaks!) accepted my presence, and we formed the quartet Hot Club de Norv�ge in 1979 - we are still playing together, app. 100 days on the road each year. We are touring all over the world, and have recorded more than 25 CDs. We play regularly with all the maestro players in this field, and also crossover with classical orchestras, string ensembles and -quartets, and great soloists. Because our music is influenced by Django, many people think we are retro. They can not be more mistaken. .... I love the guitar, and spend my life exploring its possibilities, which is more than enough for one lifetime, but still limited. But by composing music you are into a landscape of infinite possibilities. I share my days between writing music, studio work and gigs at night - music is the best! More info at www.hotclub.no .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......................
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BOOKING and direct contact: jon.larsen at getmail.no - just change the @. Please, feel free to send me an email. .... THE SHOCKING DOCUMENTARY FILM "Jon & Jimmy" is now released (also on DVD) - about the musical brothers Jon Larsen and Jimmy Rosenberg, and the drama that changed it all! 52 min. film documentary, by Storm Film, on DVD with lots of bonus music: Angelo Debarre, Stochelo Rosenberg, Chet Baker, Andreas Öberg, Biel Ballester, etc. Also a new CD available now, with the original music from the film:.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... HOT CLUB DE NORVÈGE: Jon Larsen (guitar), Finn Hauge (violin), Per Frydenlund (guitar) and Svein Aarbostad (bass). We've been on the road since the 70-ies, and have actually in 2009 more gigs than ever before! 27 CD's and one DVD available. Booking: jon.larsen (@) getmail.no .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... SYMPHONIC DJANGO: Django Reinhardt's own compositions for the first time in full symphonic orchestrations, plus the greatest jazz manouche solists of our time: Florin Nicolescu, Bireli Lagrene, Stochelo Rosenberg, Andreas Öberg, yours truly, etc - awesome! The DVD available now! Booking/contact: jon.larsen (@) getmail.no .... STRANGE NEWS FROM MARS: yours truly's project featuring various Frank Zappa alumni: Tommy Mars, Bruce Fowler, Jimmy Carl Black, Arthur Barrow, Rob Waring, Knut Reiersrud and others. Four CD's - and a must for all Zappa fans! New productions with Don Preston and Bunk Gardner on their way! .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...................... .... Here are two clips I found on YouTube after our recent tour around in Israel: .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... And finally - here are some slides of my activities in general: .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Influences
The surrealists (Dalí, Margritte, etc), Django Reinhardt, Frank Zappa, Astor Piazzolla, John McLaughlin, Tommy Mars, Boulou Ferré, Chet Baker, Angelo Debarre, Bill Evans, Philip Catherine, Louis Armstrong, Paco de Lucia, the great composers: Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, progressive (symphonic) rock; Yes, Gentle Giant, Genesis, etc. .... Several of these (and many, many more!) I have had the great pleasure of working with, either in concert, or in the studio - and I love both! My academy of music is, and has been, continous work on stage/in the studio since 1978. To be that close to musical greatness, no matter if it is famous icons like Chet Baker, Boulou Ferré, Stéphane Grappelli, Warne Marsh or interesting debutants, it is a constant inspiration to me. May it last. .... Here's one major influence, keyboard player, and friend, Tommy Mars: .... .. .. .. .. .. .... I am constantly looking for new partners for future projects (and I write more music than I can possibly record myself...) - please feel free to send me an email. .... .. .. .. .. ..
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