Håkon Mjåset Johansen
| Håkon Mjåset Johansen | |
|---|---|
 (Photo: Peter Stračina) | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1 August 1975 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag |
| Origin |
 Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician and composer |
| Notable instruments | |
| Drums | |
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 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
- With Urban Connection
- 2001: Urban Connection (Bergland Productions)
- 2002: French Only (Bergland Productions)
- 2004: UC 3 (Bergland Productions)
- Within 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]
- Within Come Shine
- 2000: Come Shine (Curling Legs)
- 2002: Do do that voodoo (Curling Legs), awarded Spellemannprisen 2002
- 2003: In concert (Curling Legs), with Kringkastingsorkesteret at Kongsberg Jazz Festival
- With others
- 2008: The Jimmy Carl Black story (Hot Club Records), with Jon Larsen
- 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)[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Håkon Mjåset Johansen Biography - SNL.no". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Håkon Mjåset Johansen Biography - Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no". (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Art Transplant - Motif". Cleanfeed-Records.com. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ↑ "Examination of What - Børge-Are Halvorsen Qrt / Håvard Fossum". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
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| Preceded by Ola Kvernberg |
Recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award 2013 |
Succeeded by - |