Hans Mathisen

Hans Mathisen
Hans Mathisen live at «Herr Nilsen» (2007), accompanied by Roger Johansen central and Per Mathisen to the left.
Background information
Born	(1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 Sandefjord, Vestfold
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Guitar
Website	Hans Mathisen on Myspace

Hans Mathisen (born 27 July 1967 in Sandefjord, Norway)^[1] is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the brother of Jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Nils Mathisen (keyboards, guitar and violon) and Ole Mathisen (saxophone and clarinet).^[2]

Career

Mathisen is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1990–92).^[3] He contributed on Brinck Johnsen's Lover man (1995). In the band Quarternion he cooperated with Jarle Vespestad (drums), Finn Guttormsen (bass) og Arve Henriksen (trumpet) (Timbuktu, Turn Left 1997),^[4] and appeared in a duo with Halvard Kausland on the album Good bait (2003), Composed music for Bent Hamer's film Kitchen Stories (2003). He also contributed on Kåre Conradi's La det sne with Nora Brockstedt (2004), as well as Conradi's own God Dag (2005), and are working as an arranger for Kringkastingsorkesteret KORK, Marinemusikken and various other big bands and orchestras.^[1]

Mathisen's first release was Quiet Songs (Curling Legs, 2005), where he presented his own compositions. He received good critics and was awarded Spellemannprisen 2005 in the class Jazz. On this recording he cooperated with Johannes Eick (bass), Per Oddvar Johansen (drums) and Gary Husband (drums). In addition, he played his brothers, Ole Mathisen (saxophon) and Per Mathisen (bass). In Hans Mathisen Kvartett, he is cooperating with Olga Konkova (piano), Per Mathisen (bass), Per Oddvar Johansen (drums).

He is the leader of Sandefjord Storband and teaches at the music program at Sandefjord videregående skole, and touring with the project Vi improviserer for Rikskonsertene, with Espen Rud (drums) and Jens Fossum (bass). Mathisen has also written commissioned work Lysande Mørker for the reopening of Oslo Domkirke in 2010 together with Jon Fosse, and the commissioned work Timeless Tales for Vestfold Festspillene in 2009. He released a live album with the Kongelige Norske Marines Musikkorps Storband (Royal Norwegian Navy Band Big Band) in April 2011.^[1]^[5]

Honors

2005: Spellemannprisen in the class 'Jazz' for the album Quiet Songs

Discography

Solo albumss

1998: L.U.G.N, feat. Kjersti Stubø
2002: Good Bait (Hot Club Records), within 'Kausland/Mathisen Quartet'
2004: Quiet Songs (Curling Legs), awarded Spellemannprisen 2005 in the class Jazz^[4]
2011: Timeless tales (Curling Legs), with his own band accompanied by Olga Konkova (piano), Per Mathisen (bass) and Andreas Bye (drums), Marinemusikkens storband and Sandefjord Kammerkor.
2014: The Island (Curling Legs)

Collaborations

1993: Skarland, with Bjørn Willadsen Band
1995: Lover man, with Brinck Johnsen
1997: Timbuktu (Turn Left), with «Quarternion»
2004: La det sne, la det sne, la det sne!, with Nora Brockstedt
2005: God dag, with Kåre Conradi
2010: My Voice - Music for Piano, Vocal & Percussion, with Olga Konkova (as Composer)

References

1 2 3 "Hans Mathisen Biography - Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no".
↑ "Hans Mathisen Biography - JazzCamp.no".
↑ "Jazzlinja". NTNU.no. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
1 2 "Hans Mathisen, Quiet Songs - Puls.no".
↑ "Flott tale - NettAvisen side2.no".

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Preceded by Solveig Slettahjell	Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannprisen 2005	Succeeded by Atomic

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