Håvard Stubø
| Håvard Stubø | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Håvard Aasan Stubø |
| Born |
26 March 1977 Narvik, Nordland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Website | www |
Håvard Aasan Stubø (born 26 March 1977 in Narvik, Northern Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, son and musical successor of Jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943–1986) and Grete Karin Aasan Stubø (b. 1943), and brother of Jazz singer Kjersti and Theater director Eirik Stubø.
Stubø was raised in Narvik surrounded by jazz music. His father died from cancer when he was nine. He picked up the guitar when about twelve, and had his first gigs with local alternative rock bands in Narvik, such as Magnet. After a few years at the University of Oslo and the University of Bergen studying English language and philosophy, he went to study music with the jazz program at the Trondheim Conservatory of Music (2000–2004), where he participated in jazz the groups Marita Røstad & Velvet Lounge Orchestra, Ping Pong and a trio with Tore Johansen and Roger Arntzen. After that, he moved back to Oslo, working as a freelance musician.
Stubø has led band like Nordnorsk Kvintett also known as North, with Trond Sverre Hansen (drums), Atle Nymo (saxophone), Andreas Amundsen (bass) and Jørn Øien (piano), Håvard Stubø Quartet with Knut Riisnæs (tenor saxophone), Torbjörn Zetterberg (bass) and Håkon Mjåset Johansen (drums),JUPITER with Magnus Forsberg (drums) and Steinar Nickelsen (organ) featuring Jonas Kullhammar, Jazz & Fly Fishing, Håvard Stubø Trio with Roger Arntzen and Torstein Lofthus, Wes! with Daniel Franck and Håkon M. Johansen, and others.
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