Per Oddvar Johansen


Per Oddvar Johansen is a Norwegian Jazz musician, most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemannprisen five times.

Career

Johansen was born in Oslo, where he played in several rock bands before attending the Jazz Program at Trondheim Music Conservatory. There he started cooperations with among others the Bodega Band, Airamero from 1990, Trio Midt-Norge, Piggy Bop from 1991, Vigleik Storaas Trio and the Trondheim Kunstorkester. He also started a long-lasting cooperation with Trygve Seim, among others in The Source, and has given profound marks on the Norwegian Jazz scene. He put his drums in for the band Tre Små Kinesere too.
When returning to Bærum he still continued many of these projects, in addition to performing with artists like Torbjørn Sunde, Jan Erik Kongshaug, the quartet TINGeLING, tubaist Lars Andreas Haug, Solveig Slettahjell's "Slow Motion Orchestra", Kjersti Stubø, Petter Wettre, Jacob Young, 1300 Oslo, Zanussi Five, with Kjetil Møster/Per Zanussi Trio, the singer Eldbjørg Raknes and the guitarist Hans Mathisen. In 1994 he toured with the trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and performed with the rock band Motorpsycho at Kongsberg Jazz Festival in 1995. He played with Joshua Redman, Arild Andersen and Bugge Wesseltoft at Moldejazz 2006.
Johansen together with Petter Wettre was rewarded Spellemannprisen 2000 in the class jazz for the album The Only Way to Travel, a prize he also received twice as a member of Vigleik Storaas Trio. He has released four records with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Christian Wallumrød in the trio Close Erase. He has also given lectures in drumming at University of Oslo and Norges Musikkhøgskole.

Honors

Solo albums

;With Trond Bjertnes and Frode Barth
;With The Source
;With Jan Erik Kongshaug
;With Vigleik Storaas trio
;Duo with Petter Wettre
;With Close Erase
;With 1300 Oslo
;With Kjersti Stubø
;With Solveig Slettahjell
;With Trygve Seim
;With Eldbjørg Raknes
;With Christian Wallumrød Ensemble
;With Håvard Wiik
;With Daniel Rorke
;With Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio
;With Mette Henriette
;With Ayumi Tanaka Trio