Jan Gunnar Hoff

Jan Gunnar Hoff
Hoff was awarded the Buddy-prisen by the Norwegian Jazz Federation during Bodø Jazz Open 2014.
Background information
Born	(1958-10-22) 22 October 1958 (age 58) Bodø, Nordland, Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Piano
Website	www.jangunnarhoff.no

Jan Gunnar Hoff (born 22 October 1958 in Bodø) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and professor, living in Bodø, known from cooperations with jazz musicians like Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Lars Danielsson, John Surman, Karin Krog, Maria Joao, Marilyn Mazur, Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Per Jørgensen, Alex Acuna, Mike Stern, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Per Mathisen, Arild Andersen, Nils Petter Molvær, Ståle Storløkken, Audun Kleive and Mathias Eick.

Hoff is a graduate of the Teachers' College in Bodø and Bergen, and was further educated in the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium under Terje Bjørklund (1986–89), and in composition at Norges Musikkhøgskole (2001). He had his jazz debut with his own trio on Ad Lib Jazzklubb (1976). His background includes classical piano, progressive rock, pop and jazz. His activity includes records and tours with a.o. Norwegian popular artists Halvdan Sivertsen and Jan Eggum, in addition to numerous collaborations with Nordic and international jazz artists.