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Hein Westgaard

Born: March 4, 1996

Hein Westgaard is a guitarist, improviser and composer from Oslo, currently based in Copenhagen.  He can be heard in the post-minimalistic quartet Ototoi, his own genre bending project Hein Westgaard Trio, in ad-hoc free improvised constellations, or in the solo acoustic guitar format where he focuses on his own instrumental songs in the fingerpicking tradition.

The members of Hein Westgaard Trio met in Copenhagen in 2017, and since then they have deepened and matured their unique form of interplay, preparing themselves for the international stage. 

Playing their very own kind of experimental music, Hein Westgaard Trio is clearly inspired by free improvisation and jazz, but also by country, rock, folk and classical music

Memphis Metaphysics

By Hein Westgaard

Label: Sonic Transmissions Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ib (the Heart); Shuyet (the Shadow); Khet (the Physical Body); Ka (the Vital Essence); Sah (the Spiritual Body)

The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn

By Hein Westgaard

Label: Gotta Let It Out
Released: 2024
Track listing: Hörnlein; Ouvertüre; Sack; Ranzen; Hütlein; Knap; Hathörn; Als Cowboy Verkleidet; Koda.

Westgaard / Hernandez / Strid: The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn

by Glenn Astarita
April 4, 2024

The Knapsack, The Hat, and The Horn is a compelling exploration of free improvisation and acoustic sounds. The album, recorded in a single day in Gävle, Sweden, features Hein Westgaard on acoustic steel string guitar, Katt Hernandez on violin and Raymond Strid on drums. It dives into a rich soundscape that merges elements of hypnotic folk ...

First as Farce

By Hein Westgaard

Label: Nice Things Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Einstein E.T. Morph; Year of the Rat: Part I; Variations on Señor Pint; Year of the Rat: Part III; Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars; Asteroid Nightwear; Potential Harm; Swineherd Agitator; Year of the Rat: Part II; Wayne's Horse Farm; Year of the Rat: Part V; Whatever Happened To The Giant Hovercraft SR-N4?

Ototoi

By Hein Westgaard

Label: Smeik
Released: 2021
Track listing: dudli strass; børstedyr; skyggespill; robåt; rasteplass; flimmer; samlebånd; bånsull; reven; trommelmaskin

In Orbit

By Alex Ventling

Label: Nice Things Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Overture; In Orbit; Boogie For Ants; Winter's Clockwork; Inside The Music Box; Ambush; Canopy; Undulations; Saloons.