Ketil Bjørnstad

Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian pianist, composer and author. He trained as a classical pianist and made his concert debut at 16 with Bartók's third piano concerto, then turned to jazz. He has recorded for ECM since the early 1990s, and he has published poetry, novels and biographies alongside his recording career. Bjørnstad studied with Amalie Christie and Robert Riefling. He received a Spellemannprisen in 1974 for Berget det blå, and Leve Patagonia (1978) featured Cornelis Vreeswijk and Lill Lindfors.