Håvard Aasan Stubø (born 26 March 1977 in

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jazz musician (guitar) and composer, son and musical successor of Jazz guitarist

Thorgeir Stubø Thorgeir Stubø (12 November 1943 – 22 October 1986) was a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer. He was the father of Jazz guitarist Håvard, jazz singer Kjersti and theater director Eirik Stubø, and grandfather of electronica musi ...

(1943–1986) and Grete Karin Aasan Stubø (b. 1943), and brother of Jazz singer

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and Theater director

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Early life

Stubø was raised in

surrounded by jazz music. His father died from cancer when he was nine. He picked up the guitar when about twelve, and had his first gigs with local alternative rock bands in Narvik, such as ''Magnet''. After a few years at the

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and the

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studying English language and philosophy, he went to study music with the jazz program at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music (2000–2004), where he participated in jazz the groups ''Marita Røstad & Velvet Lounge Orchestra'', ''Ping Pong'' and a trio with

Tore Johansen Tore Johansen (born 23 December 1977) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter and the younger brother of drummer Roger Johansen. He has worked with Chick Corea, Karin Krog, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Swallow, Lars Jansson, Hal Galper, Siri Gellein, and Jan Gunn ...

and Roger Arntzen. After that, he moved back to

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, working as a freelance musician. (in Norwegian)

Career

Stubø has led band like ''Nordnorsk Kvintett'' also known as North, with Trond Sverre Hansen (drums), Atle Nymo (saxophone), Andreas Amundsen (bass) and

Jørn Øien Jørn Øien (born 19 January 1968 in Narvik) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and keyboard player. He is known from a number of festival performances and record releases, and cooperations with the likes of Thorgeir Stubø, Kjersti Stubø, Ernst-Wiggo ...

(piano), ''Håvard Stubø Quartet'' with

Knut Riisnæs Knut Riisnæs (born 13 November 1945) is a Norway, Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and flute), arranger, and composer, son of pianist Eline Nygaard Riisnæs and brother of classical pianist Anne Eline Riisnæs (1951–) and jazz saxophonist O ...

(tenor saxophone), Torbjörn Zetterberg (bass) and Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums), ''JUPITER'' with Magnus Forsberg (drums) and

Steinar Nickelsen Steinar Sønk Nickelsen (born 5 October 1978) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Hammond organ and piano) from Bærum, known from several bands and album releases. Biography Nickelsen was born in Oslo, and became well known in Norway when he was awa ...

(organ) featuring

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, ''Jazz & Fly Fishing'', Håvard Stubø Trio with

Roger Arntzen Roger Arntzen (born 3 June 1976) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, known from playing in bands like In The Country, Ballrogg, Chrome Hill and Håvard Stubø Trio. He has also previously played within the band Østenfor Sol. Career Arntzen was bo ...

and

Torstein Lofthus Torstein Lofthus (born 10 March 1977) is a Norwegian drummer and composer who has been a member of the bands Shining, Elephant9, the Mathias Eick Band, D'Sound, and Ebersson/Zanussi/Lofthus. He is married to Hege Lofthus. Career Lofthus has ...

, ''Wes!'' with

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and Håkon M. Johansen, and others. In 2007 he started a record label, Bolage, together with a good friend, Tord Rønning Krogtoft. They have released more than 18 albums so far. (in Norwegian) Throughout his career as a jazz musician, Stubø has played with many talented musicians, like

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, Jimmy Owens,

Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda and educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studied music pedagogy, while he played in «Bodega Band» (1987� ...

, Olavi Louhivuori, among others, and appeared on many international Jazz festivals like

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and Vossajazz at

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Honors

*Awarded the

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2009 in the class Jazz, for the record ''Way Up (Way Down)''

Discography

;With Håvard Stubø Quartet *2009: ''Way Up (Way Down)'' (Bolage) (in Norwegian) *2011: ''Spring Roll Insomnia'' (Bolage) *2014: ''Vilhelmina'' (Bolage) ;With JUPITER *2005: ''Ignition'' (AIM Records) *2006: ''Live'' (AIM Records) with

, from ''Glenn Miller Café'' in

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*2007: ''III²'' (Bolage) with

;With Marita Røstad *2007: ''Silent Sunday'' (Magica Records) ;With ''Wes! *2008: ''Wes!'' (Bolage) ;With Jazz And Fly Fishing *2009: ''Tight Lines Quartet'' (Jazz And Fly Fishing) *2011: ''Slow Walking Water'' (Bolage)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stubo, Haavard 20th-century Norwegian guitarists 21st-century Norwegian guitarists Norwegian jazz guitarists Norwegian jazz composers Musicians from Narvik 1977 births Living people 20th-century guitarists