Knut Riisnæs

Norwegian jazz musician (1945–2023)

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Knut Riisnæs (13 November 1945 – 22 July 2023) was a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and flute), arranger, and composer,[1] 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. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knut_Riisnæs <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Knut+Riisn%C3%A6s">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Instance of: human
Given name: Knut
Gender: male
Citizenship: Norway
Place of birth: Oslo
Occupation: saxophonist
Languages spoken: Norwegian
Genre: jazz
Instrument: saxophone
Record label: ECM Records
Image: Soul-bandet The Sapphires spiller på Kongen (Knut Riisnæs).jpg

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date of birth: 1945-11-13
Commons category: Knut Riisnæs
date of death: 2023-07-22

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