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Name: Per Oddvar Johansen
Home:Norway
url:peroddvar.no
e-post: peroddvar@peroddvar.no
Education:
1989 - 1992 Trøndelag
Musicconservatory
-two-years specializing in jazz, then the first of two years specializing
in teaching
1983 - 1986 Rud
videregående skole(high school), music/eastethic.
Relevant practice/courses:
1997 -> Teaching
at Norges Musikkhøgskole
-drums maininstrument, guitar maininstrument, free improvisation, ensemble
1999 ->
Teaching at Oslo University
-drums maininstrument
1990 -> Teaching
at various seminars
-smaller ensembles, school-corps, big-bands and masterclasses at folkehøgskoler
all over Norway
1984 - 1986 Courses
arranged by the Norwegian School-corps organisation
-M1/M2, M3, I1 og I2
1977 - 1987 Nesøya
school-band
-as member, supportive musician, and teacher
1970 - 1976 Barrat
Dues musical kindergarten in Asker
Discography
- 2008 Julius Winger Kjærlighet og andre misforståelser Kirkelig kulturverksted
- 2007 Christian Wallumrød Ensemble The Zoo is Far ECM
- 2007 Solveig Slettahjell Domestic Songs ACT Music & Vision / Curling Legs
- 2007 The Source The Source: of Christmas – Live Grappa Nominert til Spellemann
- 2007 Vigleik Storaas Trio Now Inner Ear INEA03
- 2006 Close Erase Sport Rocks Jazzaway Records JARCD027
- 2006 Eldbjørg Raknes TINGeLING I live Suddenly MY records MY02
- 2006 Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet Good Rain ACT Music & Vision / Curling Legs 9713-2 ACT
- 2006 Svein Olav Herstad Trio w/Sonny Simmons Suite For Simmons: Live at Haugesund International Jazzfestival 2005 Jazzaway Records JARCD024
- 2006 The Source The Source ECM ECM 1966
- 2006 Torgeir Vassvik Sáivu Idut ICD061
- 2006 Zanussi Five Alborado Moserobie Music Production m.m.p cd049
- 2005 Christian Wallumrød Ensemble A Year From Easter ECM ECM 1901 Nominert til Spellemann
- 2005 Hans Mathisen Quiet Songs Curling Legs clp cd 92 Spellemannsprisen 2005
- 2005 Kåre Conradi God Dag Grappa GRCD 4204
- 2005 Lars Andreas Haug Vinterfjøs Curling Legs clp cd 91
- 2005 Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet Pixiedust Curling Legs clp cd 90
- 2005 Trio Trang with Jon Eberson & Per Oddvar Johansen Plays Jon Eberson Curling Legs clp cd 88
- 2005 Zanussi Five Zanussi Five Moserobie Music Production m.m.p cd028
- 2004 Eldbjørg Raknes Många Røster Talar Bergland Productions BE112
- 2004 Petter Wettre Hallmark Moment Household Records
- 2004 Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Quintet Silver Curling Legs clp cd 80 Spellemannsprisen 2004
- 2004 Trygve Seim Sangam ECM ECM 1797
- 2003 Christian Wallumrød Ensemble Sofienberg Variations ECM ECM 1809
- 2003 Div. Jazzmusikere Bjørn Johansen In Meroriam Hot Club Records HCRCD 143
- 2003 Håvard Wiik Trio Postures Jazzland LC 00699
- 2003 The Source The Source: of Christmas live At Blå Booting Legs Blp cd 01
- 2002 Eldbjørg Raknes TINGeLING So much depends upon a red weel barrow Platearbeiderne PLACD 2002
- 2002 Svein Olav Herstad Sommerregn SOH SOH 02.03
- 2002 Trygve Seim/Øyvind Brække/Per Oddvar Johansen The Source and different Cikadas ECM ECM 1764
- 2001 1300 Oslo Live In The North Curling Legs clp cd 63
- 2001 Close Erase Dance This BP bp 01010 Nominert til Spellemann
- 2001 Kjersti Stubø My Shining Hour Blue Jersey BJCD 02
- 2001 Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Orchestra Solveig Slettahjell Slow Motion Orchestra Curling Legs clp cd 69
- 2001 TrygveSeim Orchestra Different Rivers ECM ECM 1744 Jahrespreis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2001
- 2000 Petter Wettre/Per Oddvar Johansen The Only Way To Travel BP BP 00007 Spellemannsprisen 2000
- 2000 The Source/Motorpsycho The Motorsource massacre Roadwork Vol.2 Stickman 3rd ear 0200
- 1999 Close Erase no.2 Nor-CD Nor-CD 9933
- 1999 Jan Erik Kongshaug Kvartett The Other World ACT Music+Vision ACT 9267-2
- 1998 Torbjørn Sunde Meridians ACT Music+Vision ACT 9263-2
- 1997 Eldbjørg Raknes TINGeLING Nor-CD Nor-CD 9726
- 1997 Jacob Young Pieces of Time Curling Legs clp cd 37
- 1997 Vigleik Storaas Trio Andre Bilder Curling Legs clp cd 35 Spellemannsprisen 1997
- 1996 Close Erase Close Erase Nor-CD Nor-CD 9619
- 1996 Petter Wettre Quartet Pig Virus Curling Legs clp cd 28
- 1995 Jacob Young This is You Nor-CD Nor-CD 9513
- 1995 Vigleik Storaas Trio Bilder Curling Legs clp cd 18 Spellemannsprisen 1995
- 1994 Airamero Airamero Odin records NJ 4049-2
- 1994 The Source Olemanns Kornett Curling Legs clp cd 10
- 1994 Trond Bjertnes/Frode Barth Egentlig Mind the Gap Prod. MTG CD-2444
- 1992 Bodega Band En Flik Av Studentersamfunnet i Trondheim Plateselskapet BBCD 005
- 1992 Tre Små Kinesere Vær Sær Columbia Sony Music COL 472375
- Jan Erik Kongshaug Kvartett All These Years Ponca Jazz Records HCRCD 2027
- Runar Andersen Your Song
- Turbulens Turbulens
ACTIVITY:
Per Oddvar Johansen has worked professionally since 1990, and has played
all over Europe in different settings.He has three spellemannspriser
(Grammy`s), two with Vigleik Storaas Trio and one with Petter
Wettre, and was rated second in the international competition
EUROPEAR JAZZALDIA 1994, at the XVII Festival de GETXO
in Spain, with The Source.
Received Preis Der Deutsche Schallplattenkritik, with
Trygve Seims recording Different Rivers (ECM) in 2001. He is one of Norways leading drummers.
He also composes, and some of his music has been recorded on several albums.