Helge Lien Trio
Jazz pianist, composer and band leader Helge Lien was born on April 23, 1975 in
Moelv, Ringsaker, Norway. After graduating from Stange High School in 1994, he
began to study piano under Mikhail Alperin (Moscow Art Trio) at the Norwegian
Academy of Music in Oslo, receiving his degree in 1998. He moved on to
post-graduate studies with jazz trio Tri O’Trang, recording a total of four
albums with them between 2000 and 2006. Helge Lien released his debut solo
album, Talking to a Tree, in 2000. He formed his own trio - featuring Frode Berg
(bass) and Knut Aalefjær (drums) - and release...
