Nils Mathisen
Nils Mathisen | |
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| Born | 24 January 1959 Sandefjord, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician and composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, violin, guitar, bass |
Nils Mathisen (born 24 January 1959) is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, violin, guitar and bass) and composer, known from significant efforts within cabaret and musicals. Mathisen has released two solo albums, and contributed to releases by Jan Werner, Elisabeth Andreassen, Elg and Arild Nyquist.[1] He is the brother of jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Hans Mathisen (guitar) and Ole Mathisen (saxophone and clarinet).
Career
Born in Sandefjord, Norway, Mathisen was educated Melsomvik Landbruksskole (1981–82) and Horten Ingeniørhøgskole (1984–85). He started as professional musician when he was 15 years old.[1]
In his own Nils Mathisen Band, he played with his brother Hans, and the music in the West Coast Jazz-Rock genre. They released an album on label Mudi, Pop Coast (2007), which had eleven weeks on Norsktoppen.[2]
Discography
- Pop Coast (Mudi, 2007)
- Do Not Cover (Audiovisjon Records, 2008)[3]
References
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| International | |
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| Artists | |
- 20th-century Norwegian pianists
- 21st-century Norwegian pianists
- Norwegian jazz pianists
- Norwegian jazz violinists
- Male violinists
- Norwegian jazz guitarists
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- Musicians from Sandefjord
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century guitarists
- 21st-century Norwegian guitarists
- Norwegian male pianists
- 21st-century violinists
- 20th-century Norwegian male musicians
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians