Hilmar Jensson (born 1966) is an Icelandic guitarist.

Biography

Jensson picked up the guitar at a young age. He studied at the FIH music school in Iceland from 1982 and then in 1991 attended the

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, in Boston. During this time he took in private lessons with

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, and

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. He then returned to Iceland, but from 1993 to 1994 he studied with

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in New York. As sideman he has collaborated with

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, Greg Bendian,

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, Briggan Krauss,

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, Rafael Toral,

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and

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, among others. In 1999 Jensson joined the

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in the band

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. In 2001 he founded the New York band 'Tyft' together with Jim Black and

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. He also is a founding member of the band 'Kitchen Motors', an Icelandic artist organization that also acts as a record label.

Discography

Solo albums

*1995: ''Dofinn'' (Jazzís) *1999: ''Kerfill'' (Smekkleysa) *2004: ''Ditty Blei'' (Songlines) ; With 'Tyft' trio including

and

*2002: ''Tyft'' (Songlines) *2004: ''Smell The Difference'' ( Skirl) *2006: ''Meg Nem Sa'' (Skirl)

Collaborations

; With Kjartan Ólafsson *1997: ''Thrír Heimar í Einum'' (Smekkleysa) *2000: ''Völuspá'' (Erkitíd) ; With Óskar Gudjónsson *1997: ''Far'' (Steinar) ; With Kjartan Valdemarsson, Matthías M.D. Hemstock, and Pétur Grétarsson *1998: ''Traust'' (Smekkleysa) ;With 'Didda' *1998: ''Strokid Og Slegid'' (Bad Taste) ; With Jóel Pálsson *1998: ''Prím'' (

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) *2001: ''Klif'' (Omi) *2008: ''Varp'' (Flugur) ; With

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*1998: ''Kjár'' (Smekkleysa) *2002: ''Napoli 23'' (Smekkleysa) *2007: ''Seria'' (12 Tonar) ; With VA *1999: ''Nart Nibbles'' (Kitchen Motors) *2001: ''Motorlab 1'' (Kitchen Motors) *2001: ''Strings And Stings'' (Kitchen Motors), with Rafael Toral ; With

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*2000: ''Floating Rhythms'' (Via Music) *2002: ''Iceman Is'' ( Jazzland) ; With Óskar Gudjónsson *2000: ''Delerad'' (M&M) ; With

* 2000: ''Alasnoaxis'' (

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) * 2002: ''Splay'' (Winter & Winter) * 2004: ''Habyor'' (Winter & Winter) * 2006: ''Dogs of Great Indifference'' (Winter & Winter) * 2009: ''Houseplant'' (Winter & Winter) * 2013: ''Antiheroes'' (Winter & Winter) ; With Tomas R. Einarsson * 2002: ''Kubanska'' (Omi) ; With Unn Patterson * 2003: ''Run'' (

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) ; With 'Yeah No' * 2004: ''Swell Henry'' (Squealer) ; With

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* 2005: ''Dis'' (12 Tónar) ; With 'Kira Kira' * 2008: ''Our Map of the Monster Olympics'' (Bad Taste) ; With 'Mógil' * 2008: ''Ró'' (Radical Duke Entertainment) * 2011: ''Í Stillunni Hljómar'' (Mógil Music) ; With

's MadLove *2009: ''White With Foam'' (

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) ; With 'Outhouse' * 2011: ''Straw, Sticks + Bricks'' (

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) ; With Ruben Machtelinckx, Joachim Badenhorst, and Nathan Wouters * 2011: ''Faerge'' (El Negocito) * 2014: ''Flock'' (El Negocito) ; With Bly De Blyant * 2013: ''ABC'' (Hubro) * 2014: ''Hindsight Bias'' (Hubro) * 2016: ''The Third Bly De Blyant Album'' (Hubro)

References

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Hilmar Jensson Hilmar Jensson (born 1966) is an Icelandic guitarist. Biography Jensson picked up the guitar at a young age. He studied at the FIH music school in Iceland from 1982 and then in 1991 attended the Berklee College of Music, in Boston. During ...

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