Stian Westerhus
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| Stian Westerhus | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 April 1979 Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician and composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Website | Official website |
Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979 in Jådåren near Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, exposed with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma.
Career
Westerhus has a bachelor in jazz from Middlesex University under Stuart Hall, and a master from the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, (NTNU, 2005).[1] On his latest album Didymoi Dreams (2012) is his debut duo with experimental jazz singer Sidsel Endresen, we experience insane guitar rhythms meeting with a gibberish vocal world.[2]
Honors
- Spellemannprisen 2012, in the class Jazz together witn Sidsel Endresen, for the album Didymoi Dreams
Discography
Solo albums
- 2009: Galore (Rune Grammofon/The Last Record Company)
- 2010: Pitch Black Star Spangled (Rune Grammofon)
- 2012: The Matriarch and the Wrong Kind of Flowers (Rune Grammofon)
Collaborations
- With Puma
- 2007: Isolationism (Bolage Records)
- 2008: Discotheque Bitpunching (Bolage Records)
- 2009: Fist Full of Knuckles with Lasse Marhaug (Knuckleman Records)
- 2010: Half Nelson Courtship (Rune Grammofon)
- With Monolithic
- 2009: Black Science (RoggBif/Vendlus)
- With Bladed
- 2009: Mangled Dreams (Crispin Glover Records)
- With Eldbjørg Raknes and Eirik Hegdal
- 2009: From Frozen Feet Heat Came (MyRecordings)
- With Terje Isungset
- Laden With Rain (2008, FMR Records)
- With Fraud
- 2007: Fraud (The Babel Labell UK)
- With Sidsel Endresen
- 2012: Didymoi Dreams (Rune Grammofon)
- With BOL
- 2012: Numb, Number (Gigafon)
As producer
- 2010: Eldbjørg Raknes - Sense (MyRecordings)
- 2011: PelBo - Days of Transcendence (Riot Factory)
- 2012: Nils Petter Molvær - Baboon Moon (Sula Records)
Awards and Scholarships
- 2010 - Sparebank 1 SNM's jazz scholarship awarded at Moldejazz.[3]
- 2008 - BBC’s Award for Innovation in Jazz with Fraud[4] (UK)
- 2007 - Sparebank 1 SNM's jazz talent scholarship awarded at Moldejazz
- 2007 - Ronnie Scott's Award for Best Newcomer 2007 (UK) with Fraud
- 2006 - Trondheim Jazz Festival's talent prize with Bladed
- 2006 - Moldejazz's young jazz musician of the year with Puma
References
- ↑ "Jazzlinja". Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ Furu, Svein Magnus (2012-06-28). "Vennlig holmgang". Music Reviews (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ Jazznytt.no
- ↑ Winners of the BBC Jazz Awards 2008
External links
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| Preceded by Ola Kvernberg |
Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannprisen 2012 |
Succeeded by - |
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