Pål Hausken | |
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Pål Hausken, oktober 2010
(Photo by Thomas Bjørndahl) |
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Background information | |
Born |
Rennesøy, Rogaland |
25 August 1980
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instruments | Drums, percussion |
Associated acts |
In The Country Bull of the year Music for a While |
Website | www |
Pål Hausken (born 25 August 1980 in Rennesøy, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drums and percussion), most known from bands like the jazz trio In The Country where he plays together with Morten Qvenild and Roger Arntzen, but also for his collaboration with artists like Susanna Wallumrød, Bull of the Year, Zahl and Music for a While together with Tora Augestad.
Hausken was a music student at the Norwegian Academy of Music when he together with fellow students Morten Qvenild and Roger Arntzen initiated the band In The Country. Here he play a central role as drummer and with five releases this is the most productive of his projects. At the Umea Jazz Festival 2012 they received brilliant critiques and followed up with the fifth album Sunset Sunrise in 2013.