Håkon Mjåset Johansen
Håkon Mjåset Johansen | |
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 Mjåset Johansen at Jazz på Jølst October 12, 2018. Photo: Tore Sætre | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 August 1975 Trondheim,Sør-Trøndelag |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Website | home |
Håkon Mjåset Johansen(born 1 August 1975 inTrondheim,Norway) is aNorwegianjazzdrummer and composer, known from playing with theTrondheim Jazz OrchestrafeaturingChick CoreaatMoldejazz2000,[1]cooperations withBugge Wesseltoft's New Conceptions of Jazz,Ole Morten Vågan'sMotif,Siri Gjære's Cricket Club and theOla Kvernberg Trio.He has also contributed to releases withJon Larsen,theAtle Nymo/Frode NymoQuartet andJan Garbarek.[2]
Career
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Johansen was educated on the Jazz program atTrondheim Musikkonservatorium,where he and fellow students established the bandUrban Connectionin 1996 andCome Shine(1999–2003). He also plays with a series of other bands and participates on many recordings.[1]
With theHåvard WiikTrio he has performed withOle Morten Vågan,and at the Oslo Jazz Festival 2006, he played withJon Gordonin quartet withRoger ArntzenandAsbjørn Lerheim.He has also been a regular member ofHåvard StubøQuartet.[2]
Honors
[edit]- 1998: This year's Young Jazz Musicians
- 2000: 1st Prize in "Avignon Jazz Contest"
- 2001: "Young Nordic Jazz Comets" in København, with the band "Motif»
- 2001: "Spellemannsprisen"for the albumUrban Connection,with "Urban Connection»
- 2002: "Spellemannsprisen" for the albumDo do that voodoo,with "Come Shine»
- 2013:Kongsberg Jazz Award
Discography (in selection)
[edit]- WithCome Shine
- 2000:Come Shine(Curling Legs)
- 2002:Do do that voodoo(Curling Legs), awardedSpellemannprisen2002
- 2003:In concert(Curling Legs), withKringkastingsorkesteretatKongsberg Jazz Festival
- WithUrban Connection
- 2001:Urban Connection(Bergland Productions)
- 2002:French Only(Bergland Productions)
- 2004:UC 3(Bergland Productions)
- WithMotif
- 2004:Motif(AIM Record)
- 2005:Expansion(AIM Record)
- 2007:Hello..my name is(Vidzone)
- 2008:Apo Calypso(Jazzland Records)
- 2010:Facienda(Jazzland Records)
- 2011:Art Transplant(Clean Feed), withAxel Dörner[3]
- 2016:My Head Is Listening(Clean Feed Records)[4]
- 2004:Suite For Simmons(Jazzaway Records), featuringSonny Simmons
- 2007:Inventio(Jazzaway Records)
- WithExcess Luggage(Trio including withSteinar NickelsenandVigleik Storaas)
- 2007:Excess Luggage(Park Grammofon)
- 2011:Hand Luggage Only(Parallell)[5]
- With Maryland (Quartet including withMaria Kannegaard,Håkon KornstadandOle Morten Vågan)
- 2008:Maryland(Moserobie Music)
- 2009:Maryland Live!(Moserobie Music), recorded atVossajazz2008
- With Solid (Trio including with Bjørn Vidar Solli and Daniel Buner Formo)
- 2008:Happy Accidents(AIM Records)
- 2011:Visitor(Parallell Records), withSeamus Blake
- WithIPA(Quartet including withAtle Nymo,Ingebrigt Håker FlatenandMagnus Broo)
- 2009:Lorena(Bolage)
- 2011:It's A Delicate Thing(Bolage)
- 2013:Bubble(Moserobie Music)[7]
- WithHegge
- 2017:Vi är ledsna men du får inte längre vara barn(Particular Recordings Collective)
- With others
- 1999:Horace Hello(Gemini Records), withOddbjørn Blindheim Trio
- 2007:The Arcades project(Jazzland Recordings), withinHåvard Wiik Trio
- 2008:TheJimmy Carl Blackstory(Hot Club Records), withJon Larsen
- 2008:Complete Communion(Bolage), in trio withAtle NymoandIngebrigt Håker Flaten
- 2008:Wes!(Bolage), within Wes Trio including withHåvard Stubøand Daniel Frank
- 2011:How High is the Sky(Bolage), withinKjersti Stubø Band
- 2011:Examination of What(Losen Records), within Håvard Fossum/Børge-Are Halvorsen Quartet, includingHåvard Fossum(saxophone), Børge Are Halvorsen (saxophone) & Jens Fossum (double bass)[8]
- 2013:Live in Tokyo(Reckless Records), withinSteinar Raknes Quartetrecorded 2011[9]
References
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- ^ab"Håkon Mjåset Johansen".Biography(in Norwegian).Store Norske Leksikon.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^ab"Håkon Mjåset Johansen".Biography(in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^"Art Transplant – Motif".Cleanfeed-Records.com. Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2014.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^"Motif (3) – My Head Is Listening".Discogs.com.17 November 2016.Retrieved12 December2016.
- ^Wayne, Dave (12 December 2011)."Excess Luggage: Hand Luggage Only (2011)".Musical reviews.All About Jazz.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^ab"Anmeldelse: Håvard Stubø Quartet, Spring Roll Insomnia"(in Norwegian). JazzNytt JazziNorge.no. 29 August 2011.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^Hareuveni, Eyal (5 March 2014)."IPA: Bubble (2013)".Musical reviews.All About Jazz.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^"Examination of What – Børge-Are Halvorsen Qrt / Håvard Fossum".AllMusic.com.Retrieved13 November2014.
- ^"Håkon Mjåset Johansen".Discography.Discogs.com.Retrieved13 November2014.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Håkon Mjåset Johansen Biography – Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no(in Norwegian)
- Håvard Stubø Quartet – Kivran!on YouTube
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Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Trondheim
- 20th-century Norwegian drummers
- 21st-century Norwegian drummers
- Norwegian jazz drummers
- Norwegian male drummers
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Norwegian male jazz composers
- Spellemannprisen winners
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni
- 20th-century Norwegian male musicians
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians
- Ensemble Denada members
- Trondheim Jazz Orchestra members
- Ola Kvernberg Trio members
- Come Shine members
- Motif (band) members
- Urban Connection members