Halvard Kausland

Halvard Kausland
Grethe and Halvard Kausland (1966). (Photo: Rigmor Dahl Delphin / Oslo Museum)
Background information
Birth name	Halvard Magne Kausland
Born	(1945-04-25) 25 April 1945 (age 72) Sund, Sotra
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician and composer
Instruments	Guitar

Halvard Magne Kausland (born 25 April 1945) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and civil servant.

He hails from Sund. He has his education from the Norges kommunal- og sosialhøgskole, Agder Regional College and the University of Bergen. On 20 September 1996 it was announced that Kausland had been appointed as acting director of the Arts Council Norway from 1 November 1996 to 31 March 2000; however, Kausland withdrew three days before actually assuming the post. He was later chief administrative officer (fylkesrådmann) of Vestfold County Municipality.

Kausland is also a well-known jazz guitarist, having played in the band of Ole Paus among other things. From 1997 to 2001 he was the chairman of Norsk jazzforum. From 2009 he is the chairman of Norsk musikkråd.

From 1966 to 1979 he was married to Grethe Kausland. She did not revert to her maiden name Nilsen after the end of the marriage, but kept the name Kausland. Halvard Kausland later married artist Helle Brunvoll, with whom he also released the jazz albums In Our House (2009), Your Song (2012) and Latitude (2015).

Within Kausland/Mathisen Quartet

With Helle Brunvoll

With Øystein Sunde

With Ole Paus