Hans Mathisen

Hans Mathisen (born 27 July 1967 in Sandefjord, Norway) 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 violin) and Ole Mathisen (saxophone and clarinet).

Career Mathisen is a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1990–92). He contributed on Brinck Johnsen's Lover man (1995). In the band Quaternion he cooperated with Jarle Vespestad (drums), Finn Guttormsen (bass) og Arve Henriksen (trumpet) (Timbuktu, Turn Left 1997), 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.

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

Discography

Solo albums 1998: L.U.G.N, feat. Kjersti Stubø 2002: Good Bait (Hot Club Records), within 'Kausland/Mathisen Quartet' 2004: Do Not Cover (Helping Hand) 2005: Quiet Songs (Curling Legs), awarded Spellemannprisen 2005 in the class Jazz 2011: Timeless Tales (Curling Legs), with Hans Mathisen Band (Olga Konkova, Per Mathisen, Andreas Bye, Marinemusikkens storband, Sandefjord Kammerkor) 2014: The Island (Curling Legs) 2017: Orchestral Works (Curling Legs), with Kringkastingsorkesteret

Collaborations With Bjørn Willadsen Band 1993: Skarland

With Brinck Johnsen 1995: Lover man

With «Quarternion» (Arve Henriksen, Finn Guttormsen, Jarle Vespestad) 1997: Timbuktu (Turn Left)

With Kausland / Mathisen Quartet 2002: Good Bait (Hot Club Records)

With Kåre Conradi 2004: La det sne, la det sne, la det sne!

With Nora Brockstedt 2005: God dag

With Kjell Karlsen 2009: Edvard Grieg In Jazz Mood (Universal Music)

With Olga Konkova 2011: My Voice - Music for Piano, Vocal & Percussion (Losen Records), as Composer