Stian Westerhus
Background information
Born (1979-04-02) 2 April 1979 (age 44)
Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Websitestianwesterhus.com

Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, and Ingar Zach.[1]

Career

Henriksen/Bang/Westerhus/Zach
at Vossajazz April 11, 2014.
Stian Westerhus at Vossajazz 2014.

Westerhus holds a bachelor in jazz from Middlesex University under Stuart Hall, and a master from the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, (NTNU, 2005).[2]

He was first recognised by a broader audience within the experimental jazz band Puma, with whom he released four albums. The soloalbum Pitch Black Star Spangled (2010) on Rune Grammofon got some attention in reviews.[1]

The album Didymoi Dreams (2012) is his debut as a duo with experimental jazz singer Sidsel Endresen, a meeting of experience insane guitar rhythms with a gibberish vocal world.[3] They have been of great inspiration to new experimental Norwegian musicians like Natalie Sandtorv and Torgeir Standal in The Jist duo.[4]

Gallery

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With Puma
With Fraud
With Terje Isungset
With Monolithic
With Bladed
With Eldbjørg Raknes and Eirik Hegdal
With Sidsel Endresen
With BOL
With Pale Horses
With Ulver

As producer

Awards and scholarships

References

  1. ^ a b c Kelman, John (2012-06-27). "Stian Westerhus: Pitch Black Star Spangled (2010)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  2. ^ "Jazzlinja". Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  3. ^ Furu, Svein Magnus (2012-06-28). "Vennlig holmgang". Music Reviews (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  4. ^ Hareuveni, Eyal (2014-05-02). "The Jist: The Jist (2014)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  5. ^ "Jazznytt". Jazznytt.no. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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Awards Preceded byOla Kvernberg Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannprisen 2012 Succeeded byKarin Krog & John Surman
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