Egil Kapstad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Egil Kapstad

Jazz pianist

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1940

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 13-Jul-2017

Profession: composer, pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Egil Kapstad (6 August 1940 – 13 July 2017) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
He wrote the music for more than 50 productions for theater, and also composed for film and television drama.
Kapstad composed classical works for orchestra, choir, string quartet, and smaller ensembles, and was a chief executive of the association Ny Musikk.
He worked as a host in television for NRK.
Egil Kapstad's Trio worked as a small orchestra in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix of 1965.