Geir Langslet (born 9 October 1956 in Horten, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and band leader raised in Fredrikstad.
Career Langslet is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. He was a member of the band LAVA for 20 years, and participated in numerous recordings and tours in the 1980s and 1990s. He has been orchestra conductor for NRK for several years, including for Melodi Grand Prix five times, from 1995 to 1999. He had conducted the Norwegian entries in the Eurovision Song Contest three times in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He has also been band leader for "The show must go on", which is a Queen tribute concert show with Åge Sten Nilsen. Now he is a band leader for the show «Tina-Simply the Best», which is a tribute to Tina Turner.
Honors 1984: Spellemannprisen in the class POP, with LAVA.
Discography
1980: Lava (Polydor Records) 1981: Cruisin (Polydor Records) 1982: Prime Time (Polydor Records) 1984: Fire (Polydor Records) 1985: Prime Cuts (Polydor Records), Compilation 1990: Rhythm of Love (Polydor Records) 1996: The Very Best of Lava (Polydor Records), Compilation 2003: Polarity (Polydor Records) 2005: Alibi (Polydor Records) 2009: Symphonic Journey (Polydor Records), live album
With Jahn Teigen 1979: En Dags Pause (RCA Victor)
With Alex 1979: Hello I Love You! (Mercury Records) 1980: Daddy's Child (Polydor Records) 1981: Alex' Beste (Polydor Records), Compilation
With Trond Granlund 1981: Pleasant Surprise (CBS Records)
With Stein Ove Berg 1981: Bergtatt (NorDics)
With Anita Skorgan 1981: Pastell (Snowflake Skandinavisk Artist Produksjon )
With Prima Vera 1981: Ha Ha He He Ho! (De Gærne Har'e Godt) (RCA Victor) 1983: Her Kommer Olavs Menn (RCA Victor)
With Olav Stedje 1982: Tredje Stedje (Hot Line) 2006: Livstegn (Tylden & Co) 2011: Ikkje Utan Deg (Tylden & Co)
With Kjell Fjalsett 1982: Forandring (New Song)
With Ketil Bjørnstad 1983: Aniara (New Song), Rock opera
With Terje Bakke & Test 1 1983: Høyt Spill (Test Records)
Within Silhouette 1984: Silhouette (RCA Victor)
Within Doxa 1984: Så Langt... (Klango Records) 1986: Noe Som Spirer (Scan Music)
With Lill Lindfors 1985: Människors Makt (Slagerfabrikken)
With Sissel Kyrkjebø 1986: Sissel (Noahs Ark) 1986: Glade Jul (Noahs Ark) 1994: Se Ilden Lyse (Forenede Fonogramprodusenter)
With Pål Thowsen 1986: Call Me Stranger (Polydor Records)
With Rita Eriksen 1988: Back From Wonderland (Desperado Records)
With Egil Eldøen 1988: Here We Go Again (Sonet Records)
With Elisabeth Andreassen 1996: Bettans Jul (Polydor Records)
References
External links Geir Langslet on Myspace