Hans Mathisen


Hans Mathisen is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium, well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the brother of Jazz musicians Per Mathisen, Nils Mathisen and Ole Mathisen.

Career

Mathisen is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. He contributed on Brinck Johnsen's Lover man. In the band Quarternion he cooperated with Jarle Vespestad, Finn Guttormsen og Arve Henriksen , and appeared in a duo with Halvard Kausland on the album Good bait, Composed music for Bent Hamer's film Kitchen Stories. He also contributed on Kåre Conradi's La det sne with Nora Brockstedt, as well as Conradi's own God Dag, and are working as an arranger for Kringkastingsorkesteret KORK, Marinemusikken and various other big bands and orchestras.
Mathisen's first release was Quiet Songs, 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, Per Oddvar Johansen and Gary Husband. In addition, he played his brothers, Ole Mathisen and Per Mathisen.
In Hans Mathisen Kvartett, he is cooperating with Olga Konkova, Per Mathisen, Per Oddvar Johansen.
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 and Jens Fossum. 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 in April 2011.

Honors

Solo albums

;With Bjørn Willadsen Band
;With Brinck Johnsen
;With «Quarternion»
;With Kausland / Mathisen Quartet
;With Kåre Conradi
;With Nora Brockstedt
;With Kjell Karlsen
;With Olga Konkova