Jonas Howden Sjøvaag

Jonas Howden Sjøvaag
Sjøvaag at Vossajazz 2014. (Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Born	(1978-11-03) 3 November 1978 (age 38) Munich, Germany
Origin	Norway
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Drums
Associated acts	Eple Trio
Website	www.jonassjovaag.no

Jonas Howden Sjøvaag (born 3 November 1978 in Munich, Germany) is a Norwegian jazz drummer.

Sjøvaag started playing piano at an early age. He had his solo debut with Vestfold Youth Symphony Orchestra at age 11, started playing drums at age 10, and switched main focus to jazz drums at age 17. He graduated at the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Masters degree in improvised music in 2008. From 2003 he has been regular drummer of the Eple Trio.