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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 Jaga Jazzist (also known as Jaga) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band, that rose to prominence when the BBC named their second album, ''A Livingroom Hush'' (Smalltown Supersound/Ninja Tune), the best jazz album of 2002. (in Norwegian) Biograph ...
and Puma and with
Sidsel Endresen Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM. Career Endresen was one of the most prono ...
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Nils Petter Molvær Nils Petter Molvær () also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most c ...
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Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda and educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studied music pedagogy, while he played in «Bodega Band» (1987� ...
, Jan Bang, and Ingar Zach.


Career

Westerhus holds a bachelor in jazz from
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University under Stuart Hall, and a master from the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium, (NTNU, 2005). 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 Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its ar ...
got some attention in reviews. The album ''Didymoi Dreams'' (2012) is his debut as a duo with experimental jazz singer
Sidsel Endresen Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM. Career Endresen was one of the most prono ...
, a meeting of experience insane guitar rhythms with a gibberish vocal world. They have been of great inspiration to new experimental Norwegian musicians like Natalie Sandtorv and Torgeir Standal in The Jist duo.


Gallery

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Honors

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2012, in the class Jazz together with
Sidsel Endresen Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM. Career Endresen was one of the most prono ...
, for the album ''Didymoi Dreams''


Discography


Solo albums

*2009: ''Galore'' (
Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its ar ...
/The Last Record Company) *2010: ''Pitch Black Star Spangled'' (Rune Grammofon) *2012: ''The Matriarch and the Wrong Kind of Flowers'' (Rune Grammofon) *2016: ''Amputation'' (House of Mythology)


Collaborations

;With Puma *2007: ''Isolationism'' (Bolage Records) *2008: ''Discotheque Bitpunching'' (Bolage Records) *2009: ''Fist Full of Knuckles'' with
Lasse Marhaug Lasse Marhaug (born 10 September 1974) is a Norwegian musician who primarily works in the field of noise music but frequently drifts into other areas such as improvisation, jazz, rock and extreme metal. Marhaug has also been involved in creatin ...
(Knuckleman Records) *2010: ''Half Nelson Courtship'' (
Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its ar ...
) ;With Fraud *2007: ''Fraud'' (The Babel Labell UK) ;With Terje Isungset *2008: ''Laden With Rain'' (
FMR Records FMR Records is a British record label. Founded by Trevor Taylor in 1987, it specialises in jazz and improvised music. Origins Taylor is a drummer and percussionist who became increasingly interested in avant garde music. In the early 1970s he ...
) *2015: ''Terje Isungset & Stian Westerhus'' ( All Ice Records) ;With Monolithic *2009: ''Black Science'' (RoggBif/Vendlus) ;With Bladed *2009: ''Mangled Dreams'' (Crispin Glover Records) ;With Eldbjørg Raknes and Eirik Hegdal *2009: ''From Frozen Feet Heat Came'' (MyRecordings) ;With
Sidsel Endresen Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM. Career Endresen was one of the most prono ...
*2012: ''Didymoi Dreams'' (
Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its ar ...
) ;With BOL *2012: ''Numb, Number'' (Gigafon) ;With Pale Horses *2014: ''Maelstrom'' (Rune Grammofon), as Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses ;With
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*2017: '' The Assassination of Julius Caesar'' (House of Mythology)


As producer

*2010: Eldbjørg Raknes - ''Sense'' (MyRecordings) *2011: PELbO - ''Days of Transcendence'' (Riot Factory) *2012:
Nils Petter Molvær Nils Petter Molvær () also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960) is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most c ...
- ''Baboon Moon'' (Sula Records)


Awards and scholarships

* 2010 -
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SNM's jazz scholarship awarded at
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. * 2008 - BBC’s Award for Innovation in Jazz with Fraud (UK) * 2007 - Sparebank 1 SNM's jazz talent scholarship awarded at
Moldejazz Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has r ...
* 2007 - Ronnie Scott's Award for Best Newcomer 2007 (UK) with Fraud * 2006 - Trondheim Jazz Festival's talent prize with Bladed * 2006 - Moldejazz's young jazz musician of the year with Puma


References


External links

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Live session for BBC
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Album review from Allaboutjazz
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