Ole Jacob Hystad (born 20 July 1960) is a

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jazz musician (

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and clarinet). He was born in

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, and is the brother of jazz saxophonist Jan Kåre Hystad.

Career

Hystad is leader of his own Ole Jacob Hystad Quartet, originally comprising additional

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(bass), Ben Besiakov, (piano), and Stein Inge Brækhus (drums). Later the quartet substituted Brækhus with

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for their second album ''Tune in – take out'' (2002), and has lately consisted of

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(piano), Sigurd Ulveseth (bass) and

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(drums). He also played in Bakeriet Bluesband, and on releases by the musicians Atle Hansen, Lars Erik Drevvatne and

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, and been at the forefront of Stord Jazz and Blues Festival. The Hystad brothers toured US and Canada with

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's ''

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'' as part of

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Discography

As band leader

*1998: ''Touch of time'' (Taurus Records), as O.J.H. Quartet (Ben Besiakov,

& Stein Inge Brækhus) *2002: ''Tune in – take out'' (Taurus Records), as O.J.H. Quartet (Ben Besiakov,

) playing music inspired by

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Collaborative works

;With

*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

*2003: ''Adventures in European New Jazz And Improvised Music'' (Europe Jazz Oddysey), with Mathias Rüegg "Art & Fun" on compilation with various artists *2005: ''Seagull'' (

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), feat.

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conducted by

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recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2004 *2007: ''Meditations on Coltrane'' (Grappa Music), with

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*2008: ''Som den gyldne sol frembryter'' (Grappa Music) *2010: ''

'' ( ECM Records), with

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hystad, Ole Jacob 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