Christian Reim
{{Short description|Norwegian jazz musician (1945–2025)}}
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Christian Reim (30 September 1945 – 14 April 2025) was a Norwegian jazz musician, a pianist and organist, composer and orchestral leader.
Life and career
Born in Porsgrunn on 30 September 1945, Reim settled in Oslo from 1965. He played with the Ditlef Eckhoff quintet from 1965 to 1966. He played in the rhythm and blues group Public Enemies from 1966 to 1967. He played with the psychedelic progressive rock group {{ill|Dream (Norwegian group)|no|The Dream|lt=Dream}} from 1967 to 1969, along with Terje Rypdal, Hans Marius Stormoen and Tom Karlsen. The group played mostly at Club 7 in Oslo, and issued Norway’s first psychedelic album in 1967.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Dream |first=Jon Vidar |last=Bergan |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Brodal | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Dream |language=no|access-date=28 May 2025}}{{Cite web |title=The Dream - Get Dreamy |url= https://www.discogs.com/master/369603-The-Dream-Get-Dreamy?redirected=true |website=discogs.com |access-date=28 May 2025}}{{Cite news |title=I en drøm (en vill en) |first=Geir |last=Rakvaag |url= https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nyetakter/2015/05/02/i-en-drom-en-vill-en/ |work=Dagsavisen |date=2 May 2015 |access-date=29 May 2025 |language=no}} He later mainly played in his own small musical groups, and also composed music for film, television and theatre. He chaired the Oslo jazz club Hot House from 1979 to 1985, and later the club {{ill|Jazz Alive|no}}.
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Category:People from Porsgrunn
Category:Norwegian jazz musicians
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