Harald Lassen (born 13 March 1987 in
Kristiansand, Norway) is a
Norwegian jazz musician who has devoted his career exclusively to his own band. His unpredictable, but characteristic, mixture of saxophone, voice, effects and percussion has become his "brand" and emphasizes his quote "I´m not a saxophonist - I´m a musician". He is also a composer, and known from the bands
Pixel, Mopti (feat.
Bendik Baksaas on the album
Bits & Pieces) and
DUPLEX. He has beside that collaborated with musicians like
Jon Christensen,
Arild Andersen,
Bugge Wesseltoft,
Morten Qvenild,
Ole Morten Vågan,
Emilie Stoesen Christensen,
Espen Rud,
Anja Lauvdal, Rob Waring,
Mathias Eick,
Ray Phiri, Ediz Hafizoglu Nazdrave and
Torgrim Sollid.