Per Mathisen
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Background information | |
Born | Sandefjord, Vestfold |
7 October 1969
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician and composer |
Instruments | Upright bass and Guitar Bass |
Website | Per Mathisen on Myspace |
Per Mathisen (born 7 October 1969 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass and guitar bass) and composer, known from collaborations with great jazz musicians like Terri Lyne Carrington, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, Bill Bruford, Alex Acuña, Gary Husband, Ralph Peterson, Nguyen Le and Terje Rypdal.[1][2] He is married to pianist Olga Konkova, and the brother of Jazz musicians Hans Mathisen (guitar), Nils Mathisen (keyboards, guitar and violin) and Ole Mathisen (saxophone and clarinet).
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Career
Mathisen was educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim musikkonservatorium 1991–93, followed by a period at the Berklee School of Music in US, and returned to Norway in 1994.

He played in various bands in the Oslo region, e.g. "Erlend Gjerde Quintet", "Inge Stangvik Quartet" and "Storeslem", and the records Her point of view (1997), Northern crossings (2000) and Some things from home (2001), as well as Unbound (2002/2006), with Olga Konkova.[2]
In 2001 he toured in Europe with Terri Lyne Carrington, has also played with a number of international names, such as Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, Bill Bruford, Gary Husband, Ralph Peterson, Nguyen Le and Terje Rypdal. From 2003 he was member of the transatlantic jazz collective NYNDK (with a release in 2006), so-called because the musicians come from New York, Norway and Denmark.
Mathisen has otherwise participated on recordings with the band "String Zone" (Mystery bag, 2003), Hans Mathisen (Quiet songs 2002–04), Helge Sunde & Norske Store Orkester (Denada, 2005) and Roy Powell Peak Experience Trio (2006), and has been a regular feature as bassist and leader of "workshops" in Groove Valley (annually held in Beiarn in Nordland) where artistic director is Jan Gunnar Hoff.[2] 2013 Played with Joseph Williams, Bill Champlin and Peter Friestedt All Star Band.
Discography (in selection)
As leader
- Trio with Ruggero Robin and Gergo Borlai
- 2015: Ospitalita Generosa (Alessa Records)
Collaborations
- With Olga Konkova Trio
- 1997: Her point of view (Candid Records), including with Adam Nussbaum[3]
- 2000: Northern Crossings (Candid Records), including with Ole Mathisen and Jojo Mayer, recorded in New Jersey
- 2001: Some Things From Home (Candid Records), including with Adam Nussbaum, featuring Jon Christensen
- 2015: The Goldilocks Zone (Losen Records), including with Gary Husband
- In duo with Olga Konkova
- 2006: Unbound (Alessa Records)
- With Hans Mathisen
- 2004: Quiet Songs (Curling Legs), including with, Olga Konkova, Johannes Eick, Gary Husband, Ole Mathisen and Per Oddvar Johansen
- 2011: Timeless tales (Curling Legs), including with Hans Mathisen, Olga Konkova and Andreas Bye
- 2014: The Island (Curling Legs), with Hans Mathisen, Jason Rebello, Petter Wettre, Eckhard Baur and Per Oddvar Johansen
- Within "String Zone»
- 2003: Mystery Bag (Nagel Heyer Records)
- 2011: Cookin' At Hvaler (Alessa Records)
- Within NYNDK (New York, Norway, Denmark)
- 2004: NYNDK (Jazzheads), including with Chris Washburn, Ole Mathisen, Sören Möller and Scott Neumann
- 2005: Nordic Disruption (Jazzheads), including with Chris Washburn, Ole Mathisen, Sören Möller and Scott Neumann
- 2006: The Hunting of the Snark (Jazzheads), within NYNDK, including with Chris Washburn, Ole Mathisen and Sören Möller, featuring Tony Moreno
- With Alex Acuña
- 2009: Jungle City (Alessa Records), trio including Jan Gunnar Hoff[4]
- 2012: Barxeta (Losen Records), in trio vith Alex Acuña and Jan Gunnar Hoff[5]
- With Ole Mathisen and Paolo Vinaccia
- 2011: Elastics (Losen Records)
- With other projects
- 2005: Denada (ACT Music), with Helge Sunde & Norske Store Orkester, featuring Olga Konkova and Marilyn Mazur[6]
- 2006: Peak Experience Trio (Totemic Records), with Roy Powell and Ivan Makedonov
- 2008: Edvard Grieg in Jazz Mood (Universal Music), with Kjell Karlsen Big Band
- 2010: License to Chill (Nordic Records), with Haakon Graf Trio including Erik Smith[7]
- 2016: Kanestrøm (Øra Fonogram), with Frode Alnæs
- Appearances
- 2002: State (Universal Music), on "Leaving" with the band 'State'
References
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External links
- Per Bass Mathisen Official website
- Per Mathisen – Groove Valley
- ACUNA/HOFF/MATHISEN, "JUNGLE CITY", LIVE FROM ZAGREB, CROATIA 2009. on YouTube
- Dance With a Stranger 2014 Per Mathisen Bass Solo, Frode Alnæs. on YouTube
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