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Morten Halle
Morten Halle, born 1957, lives in Oslo, Norway. Saxophonist and composer.

Musical career
Halle has played with a large number of Norwegian bands, and has also been
active internationally with Jon Balkes Magnetic North Orchestra (1992-2002) and
Geir Lysne (1999 to 2009). He has also worked as a producer for Sidsel Endresen,
Solveig Slettahjell and "Come Shine". He has received the Norwegian states three
year grant for artists both as a musician and a composer. Commisions includes
work for the jazz festivals in Molde, Lillehammer and Kongsberg as well as the
Bergen International Festival. Halle has also composed, performed and recorded
music for a large number of films, theater and ballet productions.

Life
Halle has lived in Oslo all is life except the late seventies when he spent two
years in Copenhagen. He studied Musicology at the university in Oslo 1979-1981.
He is married to Marit Tovsen who he met in 1980 and married in 1995. Together
they have two daughters: Architect Maja (born 1987) and movie director Mariken
(born 1982).
He is the son of stage director Barthold Halle (1925) and Lone Halle (1920,
Jacobsen by birth, passed away in 1991) and the brother of playwright Jesper
Halle (1956).



Norwegian Academy of Music
— After spending four years as vice-principal for education and nine years as
head of department for improvised music, jazz and traditional music at the
Academy, from...
Halles Komet
— In memory of Andre Petersen My friend the pianist Andre Petersen died of Covid
19 in the summer 2021.
Into the wild hills
— Into the wild hills Morten Halle - sax and flute Gunnar Halle - trumpet Helge
Lien - piano Christian Meeas Svendsen - bass Andreas Wildhagen - drums Into...