Lars Horntveth

Lars Horntveth
Lars Horntveth with Amgala Temple 2021
Background information
Born (1980-03-10) 10 March 1980
Tønsberg, Norway
GenresJazz, rock, electronica
OccupationsMusician, composer
InstrumentsSaxophone, clarinet, percussion, guitar
LabelSmalltown Supersound

Lars Horntveth (born 10 March 1980) is a Norwegian musician (saxophones, clarinet, percussion and guitar), band leader, and composer. He was born in Tønsberg, the younger brother of tubaist Line Horntveth, but best known as a key member of the bands Jaga Jazzist and The National Bank, together with his brother, drummer Martin Horntveth.[1][2]

Career

In summer 2003 the brothers wrote a commissioned work to the "Vestfold Festival" in Tønsberg. The work was performed by the musicians who later became the band The National Bank. With his brother and the lyricist Martin Hagfors, he received the Edvard Prize in 2005 in the Class for pop music for the tune "Tolerate" from the band's debut album The National Bank.

In 2004 he released a solo album Pooka on Smalltown Supersound. For this he received Spellemannprisen 2004 in the class electronica and contemporary music, and Alarmprisen 2005 in the class jazz.

In 2008 he released his second solo album by the name Kaleidoscopic. The album consists of a 38 minutes long work, and is recorded with the Latvia National Symphony Orchestra. The album was released during the Øyafestivalen, with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra KORK.[2][3]

In 2009 he played on the renowned Sonar Festival in Barcelona.[3]

In 2017, he joined blues guitarist Amund Maarud and jazz drummer Gard Nilssen for the eclectic band project Amgala Temple.[4] Their debut album Invisible Airships (2018) was nominated for the Spellemannprisen, open class.[5]

Together with Natalie Sandtorv and Erlend Mokkelbost, he forms the band Orbits, which blends elements of jazz, soul, experimental pop, and electronica.[6] The band originally emerged as a project for a commissioned work at Moldejazz 2022, under the name Glass.[7] They received the NOPA Music Prize 2024 for the song "Synthetic Sweetness."[8]

Cooperations

Horntveth is a widely used wind and string arranger for various artists like Turboneger, Ingrid Olava and Marit Larsen, and a studio and session musician for artists like Susanne Sundfør. By 2020 he has contributed to more than 150 releases by different artists.[9][10]

Honors

Discography

Solo works

Cooperative works

Within Jaga Jazzist

Within The National Bank

Within Amgala Temple

  • 2018: Invisible Airships (Pekula Records)
  • 2018: "Avenue Amgala" – single (Pekula Records)

Within Orbits

  • 2024: "Synthetic Sweetness" – single (Jazzland)
  • 2024: "Falling Apart" – single (Jazzland)
  • 2024: Bad Mantras – EP (Jazzland)
  • 2025: Blood Red Sky (Jazzland)

References

  1. ^ "Lars Horntveth" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.
  2. ^ a b "Lars Horntveth's Classical Experiment Goes Kaleidoscopic". Wired.com.
  3. ^ a b Siri Narverud Moen (19 June 2009). "Lars Horntveth æresgjest i Barcelona" (in Norwegian). Lydverket NRK.no. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Musikknyheter.no - Amgala Temple slipper første singel!". www.musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. ^ Talseth, Thomas; Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt; Wergeland, Atle Jørstad; Østbø, Stein (8 February 2019). "Spellemann-glipp – nominert artist falt ut av listen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  6. ^ Rømo, Ivar (10 October 2024). "Ny singel fra gruppen Orbits – Falling Apart". disharmoni (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Orbits". Oslo Jazzfestival (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  8. ^ Michaelsen, Frank (28 October 2025). "Mottakerne av NOPA-prisene 2025". NOPA (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  9. ^ Erik Munsterhjelm (27 March 2012). ""Bakmannen" Lars Horntveth" (in Norwegian). Tønsbergs Blad.
  10. ^ "Lars Horntveth". Discogs. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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