Birth name Havard Skarpnes Wiik Role Composer Occupation(s) Musician, composer Genres Jazz | Instruments Piano Music groups Atomic, Motif Name Havard Wiik | |
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Born 10 March 1975 (age 49)
Kristiansund, More og Romsdal, Norway ( 1975-03-10 ) Albums The Arcades Project, Eight Tunes We Like Similar People Fredrik Ljungkvist, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Ole Morten Vagan, Hakon Mjaset Johansen, Hakon Kornstad | ||
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Håvard Skarpnes Wiik (born March 10, 1975) in Kristiansund, Norway 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.
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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.
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).
Wiik was recogniced 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.
Honors
Solo albums
Collaborations
Songs
EnologyThe Arcades Project · 2008
Ball - PlayPostures · 2003
WfWThe Arcades Project · 2008