Håkon Mjåset Johansen (born 1 August 1975 in
Trondheim
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, Norway) is a
Norwegian jazz
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drummer and composer, known from playing with the
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
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featuring
Chick Corea
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at
Moldejazz
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2000,
cooperations with
Bugge Wesseltoft
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Career
In 1989, Wesseltoft collaborated with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet and was soon after ...
's New Conceptions of Jazz,
Ole Morten Vågan
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's
Motif,
Siri Gjære
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's Cricket Club and the
Ola Kvernberg Trio. He has also contributed to releases with
Jon Larsen
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, the
Atle Nymo
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/
Frode Nymo
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Career
Nymo was born in Egersund and brought up in Valnesfjord, near Fauske. Early in his career, he was ...
Quartet and
Jan Garbarek
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Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław Gar ...
.
Career
Johansen was educated on the Jazz program at ''
Trondheim Musikkonservatorium'', where he and fellow students established the band
Urban Connection in 1996 and
Come Shine (1999–2003). He also plays with a series of other bands and participates on many recordings.
With the
Håvard Wiik
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Career
Wii ...
Trio he has performed with
Ole Morten Vågan
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, and at the Oslo Jazz Festival 2006, he played with
Jon Gordon in quartet with
Roger Arntzen
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and
Asbjørn Lerheim. He has also been a regular member of
Håvard Stubø
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Quartet.
Honors
*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
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" for the album ''Urban Connection'', with "Urban Connection»
*2002: "Spellemannsprisen" for the album ''Do do that voodoo'', with "Come Shine»
*2013:
Kongsberg Jazz Award
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Artists
Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...
Discography (in selection)
;With
Come Shine
*2000: ''Come Shine'' (
Curling Legs
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)
*2002: ''Do do that voodoo'' (Curling Legs), awarded
Spellemannprisen
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2002
*2003: ''In concert'' (Curling Legs), with
Kringkastingsorkesteret
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at
Kongsberg Jazz Festival
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Artists
Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...
;With
Urban Connection
*2001: ''
Urban Connection'' (Bergland Productions)
*2002: ''
French Only'' (Bergland Productions)
*2004: ''
UC 3'' (Bergland Productions)
;With
Motif
*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), with
Axel Dörner
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Dörner studied piano in the Dutch town Arnhem (1988–89) and at the Cologne University of Music, Music Academy in Cologne (1989– ...
*2016: ''My Head Is Listening'' (Clean Feed Records)
;With
Svein Olav Herstad Trio
*2004: ''Suite For Simmons'' (
Jazzaway Records
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), featuring
Sonny Simmons
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Simmons was born on August 4, 1933, in Sicily Island, Louisiana. He grew up in Oakland, California, where he began playing the English horn. (Along ...
*2007: ''Inventio'' (Jazzaway Records)
;With
Excess Luggage (Trio including with
Steinar Nickelsen
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Biography
Nickelsen was born in Oslo, and became well known in Norway when he was awa ...
and
Vigleik Storaas
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)
*2007: ''Excess Luggage'' (Park Grammofon)
*2011: ''Hand Luggage Only'' (Parallell)
;With Maryland (Quartet including with
Maria Kannegaard
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,
Håkon Kornstad
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and
Ole Morten Vågan
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)
*2008: ''Maryland'' (Moserobie Music)
*2009: ''Maryland Live!'' (Moserobie Music), recorded at
Vossajazz
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2008
;With Solid (Trio including with Bjørn Vidar Solli and Daniel Buner Formo)
*2008: ''Happy Accidents'' (AIM Records)
*2011: ''Visitor'' (Parallell Records), with
Seamus Blake
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Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...
;With
Håvard Stubø Quartet
*2009: ''Way Up (Way Down)'' (Bolage)
*2011: ''Spring Roll Insomnia'' (Bolage)
*2014: ''Vilhelmina'' (Bolage)
;With
IPA
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(Quartet including with
Atle Nymo
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,
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
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Career
Flaten played electric ba ...
and
Magnus Broo
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Career
Broo was born in Husqvarna, Västervik, Småland, the son of a tru ...
)
*2009: ''Lorena'' (Bolage)
*2011: ''It's A Delicate Thing'' (Bolage)
*2013: ''Bubble'' (Moserobie Music)
;With
Hegge
*
2017
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: ''Vi är ledsna men du får inte längre vara barn'' (Particular Recordings Collective)
;With others
*1999: ''Horace Hello'' (
Gemini Records
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Background
The primary goal of Gemini Records was to release albums by saxophonist Bjarne Nerem. Gradually this aim broad ...
), with
Oddbjørn Blindheim Trio
*2007: ''The Arcades project'' (Jazzland Recordings), within
Håvard Wiik Trio
*2008: ''The
Jimmy Carl Black
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story'' (Hot Club Records), with
Jon Larsen
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*2008: ''Complete Communion'' (Bolage), in trio with
Atle Nymo
Atle Nymo (born 9 June 1977) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet), and the younger brother of Jazz saxophonist Frode Nymo. He is known for his contributions with the orchestras Motif (band), Motif, one of his main pro ...
and
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (born 23 September 1971 in Oppdal Municipality, Norway) is a Norwegian double bass, bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres. (in Norwegian) Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
Career
Flaten played electric ba ...
*2008: ''Wes!'' (Bolage), within Wes Trio including with
Håvard Stubø
Håvard Aasan Stubø (born 26 March 1977 in Narvik, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, son and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986) and Grete Karin Aasan Stubø (b. 1943), and brot ...
and Daniel Frank
*2011: ''
How High is the Sky'' (Bolage), within
Kjersti Stubø Band
*2011: ''Examination of What'' (Losen Records), within Håvard Fossum/Børge-Are Halvorsen Quartet, including
Håvard Fossum
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(saxophone), Børge Are Halvorsen (saxophone) & Jens Fossum (double bass)
*2013: ''Live in Tokyo'' (Reckless Records), within
Steinar Raknes Quartet recorded 2011
References
External links
*
Håkon Mjåset Johansen Biography – Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no(in Norwegian)
Håvard Stubø Quartet – Kivran!on YouTube
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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