Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a composer and orchestra leader. He studied classical piano and trumpet as a child, and then taught himself to play guitar as he entered his teens. Starting out as a Hank Marvin-influenced rock guitarist with The Vanguards, Rypdal turned towards jazz in 1968 and joined Jan Garbarek's group and later George Russell's sextet and orchestra. An important step towards international attention was his participation in the free jazz festival in Baden-Baden, Germany, in 1969, where he was part of a band led by Lester Bowie. During his musical studies at Oslo university and conservatory, he led the orchestra of the Norwegian version of the musical Hair. He has often been recorded on the ECM record label, both jazz-oriented material and classical compositions (some of which do not feature Rypdal's guitar). His compositions "Last Nite" and "Mystery Man" were featured in the Michael Mann film Heat, and included on the soundtrack of the same name. Personal Rypdal was married (1969–1985) to the Norwegian singer Inger Lise Andersen/Rypdal, and they had two children, the auditor Daniel (1970) and the electronica musician Marius (1977). Rypdal was married again in 1988 to Elin Kristin Bergei (born 28 May 1955). They have two children Ane Izabel (1988) and the guitarist Jakob Rypdal (1989). They (as of 2013) live in Tresfjord. Discography References External links Terje Rypdal on ECM Records Notes on the Road Interview with Terje Rypdal 1947 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian composers 20th-century Norwegian guitarists 20th-century guitarists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian composers 21st-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Norwegian jazz composers Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian rock guitarists Avant-garde jazz guitarists Avant-garde jazz musicians ECM Records artists Grappa Music artists Male jazz composers Musicians from Oslo People from Vestnes Spellemannprisen winners 20th-century jazz composers 21st-century jazz composers