Håvard Wiik Explained

Håvard Wiik
Birth Name:Håvard Skarpnes Wiik
Birth Date:10 March 1975
Birth Place:Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Instrument:Piano
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician, composer
Label:Moserobie Music Production, Jazzwerkstatt, Songlines Recordings

Håvard Skarpnes Wiik (born 10 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known from a number of recordings with bands like Atomic, and performances with musicians like Petter Wettre, Ola Kvernberg and Stian Carstensen.[1]

Career

Wiik caused sensation at 17 years old in a concert at the Moldejazz, with bassist Steinar Raknes, as the "Wiikrak Duo". He attended the jazz program at Trondheim musikkonservatorium from 1994 to 96, where he and fellow students established the jazz band Element.[2]

After moving to Oslo he has been a key player in many band projects, such as Atomic, "Free Fall", "Atomic Schooldays", a duo with Håkon Kornstad, a new project with Axel Dörner and Fredrik Ljungkvist. He has been an obvious choice as collaborator with giants in jazz, Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano representing the old school, and Ken Vandermark being a soul mate from the here and now., for example the band Motif. He also led the Håvard Wiik Trio with Mats Eilertsen (bass) and Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), to release Postures (Jazzland, 2003).[1]

Wiik was recognized as "Artist in residence" at the Moldejazz (2004). At the Kongsberg Jazz Festival (2006), he was awarded the Vital prize, giving him the opportunity to perform as solo artist, and release the album Palinode (2007). He also started his own H.W. Trio, releasing Postures (2003), performing his own compositions. He transformed the trio to The Arcades Project (2007). In this version of the trio we find Håkon Mjåset Johansen on drums and Ole Morten Vågan on bass. They have also been involved within bands such as Urban Connection, Come Shine, Bugge Wesseltoft’s New Conception of Jazz.[2]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With Atomic
Duo with Håkon Kornstad
With Free Fall
With Motif
Duo with François Houle
As sideman

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Håvard Wiik: Postures . https://archive.today/20120527003204/http://www.ballade.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004120213050278812542 . dead . 2012-05-27 . Musical reviews . Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.no . 2014-11-10 .
  2. Web site: The Arcades Project - Håvard Wiik Trio . Musical reviews . . 2014-11-10.
  3. Web site: Håvard Wiik årets prisvinner på Kongsberg Jazzfestival - Groove.no. (in Norwegian)
  4. Web site: Pianist Havard Wiik says he enjoys a bit of struggle . Straight . February 11, 2010 . August 14, 2012 . Varty, Alexander.
  5. Web site: Hakon Kornstad, Havard Wiik Eight Tunes We Like . Jazz Times . October 2005 . August 14, 2012 . Moserobie.
  6. Web site: Motif (3) – My Head Is Listening . 17 November 2016 . . 2016-12-12.

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