Ole Jacob Hystad (born 20 July 1960) is a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
jazz musician (
tenor saxophone
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and
clarinet). He was born in
Stord
Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural ...
, and is the brother of jazz saxophonist
Jan Kåre Hystad.
Career
Hystad is leader of his own Ole Jacob Hystad Quartet, originally comprising additional
Sigurd Ulveseth
Sigurd Ulveseth (born 13 July 1953) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Upright bass) and Orchestra leader, known from a number of album releases.
Career
Ulveseth was born in Bergen. With his own quartet, he has released three albums. The band cons ...
(bass),
Ben Besiakov, (piano),
and
Stein Inge Brækhus (drums).
[
Later the quartet substituted Brækhus with ]Alex Riel
Alex Riel (born 13 September 1940) is a Danish jazz and rock drummer.''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18''Alex Riel'' Horsens F ...
for their second album ''Tune in – take out'' (2002), and has lately consisted of Dag Arnesen
Dag Syver Arnesen (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian jazz pianist with a series of album releases.
Career
Arnesen was born in Bergen, and studied classical piano under Jiri Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and got a commitment by Den ...
(piano), Sigurd Ulveseth (bass) and Frank Jakobsen
Frank Jakobsen (born 28 April 1954) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and central to the jazz scenes in Bergen and Oslo.
Career
Jakobsen was born and raised in Bergen, where he played in local groups li ...
(drums). He also played in Bakeriet Bluesband, and on releases by the musicians Atle Hansen, Lars Erik Drevvatne and Ole Amund Gjersvik
Ole Amund Gjersvik (born 10 December 1963) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the m ...
, and been at the forefront of Stord Jazz and Blues Festival.
The Hystad brothers toured US and Canada with Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".
Career
Rypda ...
's ''Crime Scene
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'' as part of Bergen Big Band
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.
Discography
As band leader
*1998: ''Touch of time'' (Taurus Records), as O.J.H. Quartet (Ben Besiakov, Sigurd Ulveseth
Sigurd Ulveseth (born 13 July 1953) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Upright bass) and Orchestra leader, known from a number of album releases.
Career
Ulveseth was born in Bergen. With his own quartet, he has released three albums. The band cons ...
& Stein Inge Brækhus)
*2002: ''Tune in – take out'' (Taurus Records), as O.J.H. Quartet (Ben Besiakov, Sigurd Ulveseth
Sigurd Ulveseth (born 13 July 1953) is a Norwegian jazz musician (Upright bass) and Orchestra leader, known from a number of album releases.
Career
Ulveseth was born in Bergen. With his own quartet, he has released three albums. The band cons ...
& Alex Riel
Alex Riel (born 13 September 1940) is a Danish jazz and rock drummer.''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18''Alex Riel'' Horsens F ...
) playing music inspired by Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...
Collaborative works
;With Ole Amund Gjersvik
Ole Amund Gjersvik (born 10 December 1963) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass
The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the m ...
*1990: ''A Voice from the Past'' (Acoustic Records)
*1995: ''Around the Fountain'' (Acoustic Records)
;With Britt-Synnøve Johansen
*2002: ''Mot Himmlen I Paris – Piaf På Norsk'' (West Audio Production)
;Within Bergen Big Band
Bergen Big Band (BBB) is a Norwegian big band established 1991 as a continuation of Knut Kristiansen's Bergen Band. BBB is known from cooperations with musicians like Phil Woods, Paquito D'Rivera, Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Diana Krall, Si ...
*2003: ''Adventures in European New Jazz And Improvised Music'' (Europe Jazz Oddysey), with Mathias Rüegg "Art & Fun" on compilation with various artists
*2005: ''Seagull'' (Grappa Music
Grappa Musikkforlag (established 1983 in Norway) is a Norwegian music company initiated and directed by Helge Westbye. It is one of the oldest and biggest independent record companies in Norway today. The company represents prominent Norwegian a ...
), feat. Karin Krog
Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian jazz singer.
Life and career
Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in ...
conducted by John Surman
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...
recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2004
*2007: ''Meditations on Coltrane'' (Grappa Music), with The Core
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*2008: ''Som den gyldne sol frembryter'' (Grappa Music)
*2010: ''Crime Scene
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'' ( ECM Records), with Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".
Career
Rypda ...
recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2009
;With Jan Kåre Hystad
*2006: ''Vargtime 2 – Four Cousins'' (Gemini Records)
;With Christian Welde
*2009: ''Skywatching'' (WeldeMedia), including Jan Ingvar Toft, Mike McGurk and Roger Pedersen
;With Organ Jam
*2013: ''Organics'' (Normann Records)
References
External links
Ole Jacob Hystad – 28.12.2012
on YouTube
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Norwegian jazz saxophonists
Norwegian jazz composers
Male jazz composers
ECM Records artists
Taurus Records artists
1960 births
Living people
Musicians from Stord
21st-century Norwegian saxophonists
21st-century Norwegian male musicians
Bergen Big Band members