Jonas Howden Sjøvaag

Jonas Howden Sjøvaag (born 3 November 1978 in Munich, Germany) is a Norwegian jazz drummer.

Biography Sjøvaag started playing piano at an early age. He had his solo debut with Vestfold Youth Symphony Orchestra at age 11, started playing drums at age 10, and switched main focus to jazz drums at age 17. He graduated at the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Master's degree in improvised music in 2008. From 2003 he has been regular drummer of the Eple Trio.

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums 2001: Navyelectre 1 (Shipwreckords) 2008: Navyelectre The Mourning (Shipwreckords) 2015: Navyelectre Large Ensemble (Shipwreckords)

Collaborations Eple Trio 2007: Made this (NorCD) 2008: The Widening Sphere Of Influence (NorCD) 2010:In The Clearing / In The Cavern (double album) (NorCD) 2014: Universal Cycle (Shipwreckords)

Kallerdahl / Seglem / Ulvo / Hole / Sjøvaag 2009: Skoddeheimen (NorCD)

Karl Seglem 2007: NorskJazz.no (Ozella Records) 2013: NyeSongar.no (Ozella Records) 2017: Nordic Balm (Ozella Records)