Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961, Norway) is a guitarist and composer whose work sits at the intersection of nu jazz, ambient and electroacoustic music. He builds his sound through dense layers of effects and live electronics, treating the guitar as a textural instrument rather than a lead voice. Beyond his solo records on Jazzland and ECM, he has collaborated with Nils Petter Molvaer, Jon Hassell, Jan Garbarek, David Sylvian and Ray Charles, among many others. His debut album Électronique Noire was described by the New York Times as one of the best electric jazz albums since Miles Davis.
Aarset's quartet is scheduled to perform at Musikbunker Aachen on 27 September 2026.
Aarset performed at Nica Jazz Club in Hamburg on 7 June 2025.
Aarset played at Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich on 27 November 2024.
Aarset performed at Klub Stodoła in Warsaw, Poland on 27 October 2024.
Aarset and Jan Bang released the album 'Last Two Inches of Sky' on Punkt Editions on 29 September 2023.
Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset brings his quartet to Dresden to present Strange Hands, a new album that strips his signature cinematic jazz-electronic sound down to its essentials.
Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset presents his quartet in Aachen. An evening of modern jazz and experimental sounds.