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Norwegian jazz drummer and composer
Musical artist
Håkon Mjåset Johansen (born 1 August 1975 in
Trondheim , Norway) is a
Norwegian
jazz drummer and composer, known from playing with the
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra featuring
Chick Corea at
Moldejazz 2000,
[1] cooperations with
Bugge Wesseltoft 's New Conceptions of Jazz,
Ole Morten Vågan 's
Motif ,
Siri Gjære 's Cricket Club and the
Ola Kvernberg Trio . He has also contributed to releases with
Jon Larsen , the
Atle Nymo /
Frode Nymo Quartet and
Jan Garbarek .
[2]
Career
Johansen with
Eivind Austad Trio at
Vossajazz 2016.
With Supersonic-Orchestra at Jazz Nights Festival,
Denmark 2022.
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.
[1]
With the
Håvard Wiik Trio he has performed with
Ole Morten Vågan , and at the Oslo Jazz Festival 2006, he played with
Jon Gordon in quartet with
Roger Arntzen and
Asbjørn Lerheim . He has also been a regular member of
Håvard Stubø Quartet.
[2]
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 " for the album Urban Connection , with "Urban Connection»
2002: "Spellemannsprisen" for the album Do do that voodoo , with "Come Shine»
2013:
Kongsberg Jazz Award
Discography (in selection)
With
Come Shine
With
Urban Connection
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
[3]
2016: My Head Is Listening (Clean Feed Records)
[4]
With
Svein Olav Herstad Trio
With
Excess Luggage (Trio including with
Steinar Nickelsen and
Vigleik Storaas )
2007: Excess Luggage (Park Grammofon)
2011: Hand Luggage Only (Parallell)
[5]
With Maryland (Quartet including with
Maria Kannegaard ,
Håkon Kornstad and
Ole Morten Vågan )
2008: Maryland (Moserobie Music)
2009: Maryland Live! (Moserobie Music), recorded at
Vossajazz 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
With
Håvard Stubø Quartet
2009: Way Up (Way Down) (Bolage)
[6]
2011: Spring Roll Insomnia (Bolage)
[6]
2014: Vilhelmina (Bolage)
With
IPA (Quartet including with
Atle Nymo ,
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and
Magnus Broo )
2009: Lorena (Bolage)
2011: It's A Delicate Thing (Bolage)
2013: Bubble (Moserobie Music)
[7]
With
Hegge
2017 : Vi är ledsna men du får inte längre vara barn (Particular Recordings Collective)
With others
1999: Horace Hello (
Gemini Records ), with
Oddbjørn Blindheim Trio
2007: The Arcades project (Jazzland Recordings), within
Håvard Wiik Trio
2008: The
Jimmy Carl Black story (Hot Club Records), with
Jon Larsen
2008: Complete Communion (Bolage), in trio with
Atle Nymo and
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
2008: Wes! (Bolage), within Wes Trio including with
Håvard Stubø 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 (saxophone), Børge Are Halvorsen (saxophone) & Jens Fossum (double bass)
[8]
2013: Live in Tokyo (Reckless Records), within
Steinar Raknes Quartet recorded 2011
[9]
References
External links
International National Artists