Ole Mathisen (born 13 February 1965) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet ) and composer . He is a critically acclaimed saxophonist and active performer on the New York City and the international jazz scene,[1] and known for more than 80 recordings. He has performed with artists such as Paula Cole , Louie Vega , Steve Hunt , Omar Hakim , Darryl Jones , Hiram Bullock , Tom Coster , Mark Egan , Steve Smith , Mino Cinelu , Peter Erskine , Eddie Gómez , Badal Roy , Rufus Reid , Ron Carter , Grady Tate , Claudio Roditi , Will Lee , LaVerne Baker , Abraham Laboriel , Randy Brecker , Gil Goldstein , Lew Soloff , Tiger Okoshi , Michael Gibbs , Harvie Swartz , Jon Christensen , Gary Husband , Bill Bruford , Kenny Barron , Bob Moses , Jeff Berlin , Hilton Ruiz , Petter Wettre , Adam Nussbaum , Frankie Valli , and Dream Theater , and has composed music for film and television.[2] He is the brother of jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Hans Mathisen (guitar) and Nils Mathisen (keyboards, guitar and bass).
Career
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Honors
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1984: Phil Woods Incentive Award, Berklee College of Music
1987: Faculty Association Award (Berklee College of Music)
1993: Norwegian Government
1999: Tono Work Stipend, Norwegian Composers Rights Organization
2004: Ascaplus Award, Ascap
2005: Ascaplus Award, Ascap
2006: DANY ARTS grant, awarded NYNDK
2007: Ascaplus Award[2]
Discography
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Solo albums
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With Russ Lossing , François Moutin and Tony Moreno
2007: Chinese Horoscope (Jazzheads)[5]
With Tony Moreno , François Moutin and Kenny Wessel
2010: Periodic Table (Jazzheads)[6]
With Per Mathisen and Paolo Vinaccia
Collaborations
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With Fernando Tarres
1992: On the Edges of White (Muse Records)[8]
With Bob Moses
1993: Time Stood Still (Gramavision Records)
With Randy Roos
1993: Liquid Smoke (Narada Records)
With Mighty Sam McClain
1995: Keep on Movin' (Audioquest Records)
1999: Soul Survivor: The Best of Mighty Sam McClain (Audioquest Records)
With Ahmad Mansour
With Eduardo Tancredi
1995: Indo E Vindo (Vee Records)
With Steve Hunt
1997: From Your Heart and Soul (Spice Rack Records)
With Jamshied Sharifi
1997: A Prayer for the Soul of Layla (Alula Records)
2003: One (Ceres Records)[9]
With Bruno Råberg
1998: Orbis (Orbis Music), including with Tim Ray (Fender Rhodes, Piano) and Bob Moses
2000: Presence (Orbis Music), including with Marcello Pellitteri (drums)
With Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band
1999: Nuyorican Nights (Jazzheads)
2001: The Other Side: El Otro Lado (Jazzheads)
2003: Paradise in Trouble (Jazzheads)[10]
2010: Fields of Moons (Jazzheads)
With Olga Konkova
2001: Northern Crossings (Candid Records)[11]
With Jiro Yoshida
2002: My Beating Heart (3D Records)
Within NYNDK (New York Norway Denmark)
2004: NYNDK (Jazzheads)
2007: Nordic Disruption (Jazzheads)
2009: The Hunting of the Snark (Jazzheads)
Within String Zone including Stig Roar Wigestrand (violin), Per Einar Watle, Øivind Wang Tollefsen (guitars), and Per Mathisen (double-bass)
2004: Mystery Bag (Nagel Heyer Records)[12]
With Dream Theater
2006: Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra (Rhino/Warner Bros.)[13]
With Stevie Holland
2006: More Than Words Can Say (150 Music)[14]
2008: Before Love Has Gone (150 Music)
With Chris Washburne
2006: Land of Nod (Jazzheads)
With Hans Mathisen
With Mamak Khadem
2007: Jostojoo Forever Seeking (Banyan Tree/Mamak Khadem)
With Keiko Lee
2007: In Essence (Ais/Sony Music)
With Amir ElSaffar
2011: Inana (Pi Recordings)
2013: Alchemy (Pi Recordings)
Within FFEAR including with Chris Washburne (Composer, trombone), Per Mathisen (bass)
2012: Mirage (Jazzheads)[15]
Film music
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With Michael Gibbs Original Soundtrack
1996: Hard Boiled (Fine Line), a John Woo Film
References
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^ a b "Ole Mathisen Profile". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ a b c "Ole Mathisen Biography". AllAboutJazz.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ "Chris Washburne Official Website". chriswashburne.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Hammerø, Tor (2006-02-24). "NYNDK Review" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 2013-11-09 . )
^ "Digital Download - Ole Mathisen - Chinese Horoscope". Jazzheads.com. Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ "Ole Mathisen Periodic Table Jazzheads 2010". Bop-N-Jazz. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ "Elastics Ole Mathisen / Per Mathisen / Paolo Vinaccia". Gubemusic.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Henderson, Alex. "Fernando Tarres On the Edges of White Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Greenberg, Adam. "Jamshied Sharifi One Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Schlesinger, Judith. "Chris Washburne Paradise in Trouble Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Henderson, Alex. "Olga Konkova Northern Crossings Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Lankford, Ronnie D. Jr. "String Zone Mystery Bag Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Jurek, Thom. "Dream Theater Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ Edelstein, Paula. "Stevie Holland More Than Words Can Say Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
^ "Hans Mathisen Discography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2013-11-09 .
Norway portal Jazz portal
External links
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Ole Mathisen Associate in Music Performance profile at Department of Music, Columbia University