Jazz pianist, composer and band leader Helge Lien was born on April 23, 1975, in
Moelv, Ringsaker, Norway. He is best known for his work with Tri O’Trang, the
Helge Lien Trio, Hero, and accompanying vocalists Live Maria Roggen and Silje
Nergaard. 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: Liker (2000), ‘Fordiv...