Jo Skaansar
Jo Skaansar in 2018
Jo Skaansar in 2018
Background information
Birth nameJo Fougner Skaansar
Born (1984-07-08) 8 July 1984 (age 39)
Oslo, Norway
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer and psychologist
Instrument(s)Upright bass, electric bass
LabelsTa:lik, Grappa
Websitewww.joskaansar.com

Jo Fougner Skaansar (born 8 July 1984 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, composer and clinical psychologist from Lillehammer.

Career

Skaansar studied music at the Sund Folk High School, the jazz program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology and earned a Master's degree in jazz bass on Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo 2010.[1]

His debut solo album Den Blåaste Natt with lyrics by Edvard Hoem, Ine Hoem, Edith Södergran and Dan Andersson was released in 2010, including collaboration with musicians like Ine Hoem, Espen Berg, Hayden Powell and Andreas Håkestad.

Skaansar was awarded the 2006 Postens Talentpris, the 2008 Lillehammer Kommunes Kulturstipend and 2009 Oppland Fylkeskommunes kunstnerstipend.[2] He also was the winner of the 2012 Open class at Landskappleiken together with Camilla Granlien. He is the initiator of "Christmas Jazz" that since 2004 has been held annually in Kulturhuset Banken at Lillehammer.[3]

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

Referanser

  1. ^ Hammerø, Tor. "Legopulver – New tough voices". Legopulver – Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Hjemmeside".
  3. ^ Øistad, Halgrim (29 June 2012). "Vant med jazz og folk" (in Norwegian). Gudbrandsdalen Blad. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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