Hilmar Jensson

Hilmar Jensson (born 1966) is an Icelandic guitarist.

Biography Hilmar picked up the guitar at a young age. He studied at the FIH music school in Iceland from 1982 and then in 1991 attended the Berklee College of Music, in Boston. During this time he took in private lessons with Mick Goodrick, Jerry Bergonzi, and Hal Crook.

He then returned to Iceland, but from 1993 to 1994 he studied with Joe Lovano in New York. As sideman he has collaborated with Tim Berne, Wadada Leo Smith, Kevin Drumm, Herb Robertson, Trevor Dunn, Greg Bendian, Chris Speed, Briggan Krauss, Jamie Saft, Cuong Vu, Rafael Toral, Carlos Zingaro, Tom Rainey, Ben Perowsky, Per Jørgensen, Eyvind Kang, Arve Henriksen and Ståle Storløkken, among others.

In 1999 Jensson joined Jim Black in the band AlasNoAxis. In 2001, he founded the New York band 'Tyft' together with Jim Black and Andrew D'Angelo. He was also a founding member of the artist collective Kitchen Motors, an Icelandic that also acts as a record label.

Discography

Solo albums 1995: Dofinn (Jazzís) 1999: Kerfill (Smekkleysa) 2004: Ditty Blei (Songlines)

With 'Tyft' trio including Andrew D'Angelo and Jim Black 2002: Tyft (Songlines) 2004: Smell The Difference (Skirl) 2006: Meg Nem Sa (Skirl)

Collaborations With Kjartan Ólafsson 1997: Thrír Heimar í Einum (Smekkleysa) 2000: Völuspá (Erkitíð)

With Óskar Gudjónsson 1997: Far (Steinar)

With Kjartan Valdemarsson, Matthías M.D. Hemstock, and Pétur Grétarsson 1998: Traust (Smekkleysa)

With 'Didda' 1998: Strokid og slegid (Bad Taste)

With Jóel Pálsson 1998: Prím (Naxos) 2001: Klif (Omi) 2008: Varp (Flugur)

With Skúli Sverrisson 1998: Kjár (Smekkleysa) 2002: Napoli 23 (Smekkleysa) 2007: Seria (12 Tónar)

With VA 1999: Nart Nibbles (Kitchen Motors) 2001: Motorlab 1 (Kitchen Motors) 2001: Strings And Stings (Kitchen Motors), with Rafael Toral

With Terje Isungset 2000: Floating Rhythms (Via Music) 2002: Iceman Is (Jazzland)

With Óskar Gudjónsson 2000: Delerad (M&M)

With Jim Black's AlasNoAxis 2000: Alasnoaxis (Winter & Winter) 2002: Splay (Winter & Winter) 2004: Habyor (Winter & Winter) 2006: Dogs of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter) 2009: Houseplant (Winter & Winter) 2013: Antiheroes (Winter & Winter)

With Tomas R. Einarsson 2002: Kubanska (Omi)

With Unn Patterson 2003: Run (Tutl)

With 'Yeah No' 2004: Swell Henry (Squealer)

With Jóhann Jóhannsson 2005: Dis (12 Tónar)

With 'Kira Kira' 2008: Our Map of the Monster Olympics (Bad Taste)

With 'Mógil' 2008: Ró (Radical Duke Entertainment) 2011: Í Stillunni Hljómar (Mógil Music)

With Trevor Dunn's MadLove 2009: White With Foam (Ipecac)

With 'Outhouse' 2011: Straw, Sticks + Bricks (Babel)

With Ruben Machtelinckx, Joachim Badenhorst, and Nathan Wouters 2011: Faerge (El Negocito) 2014: Flock (El Negocito)

With Bly De Blyant 2013: ABC (Hubro) 2014: Hindsight Bias (Hubro) 2016: The Third Bly De Blyant Album (Hubro)