Roger Johansen (musician)
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Roger Johansen (drums) live at "Herr Nilsen" (2007), flanked by Hans Mathisen (guitar) to the right and Per Mathisen (bass) to the left.
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| Born |
29 July 1964 Bodø, Nordland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Website | www |
Roger Johansen (born 29 July 1972 in Bodø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer, the older brother of Jazz trumpetist Tore Johansen, known as leader of his own "Roger Johansen Group", and cooperations with musicians like Randy Brecker, Tore Johansen, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Hallgeir Pedersen, Harald Halvorsen, Halvard Kausland, and Staffan William-Olsson.
Johansen was from an early age part of an active music scene, starting with school corps, later active in the grunge-like rock band joined the "Fresh Fruit" in Bodø. The interest in jazz was really awakened when Johansen met with Jan Gunnar Hoff, Terje Venaas and drummer Finn Sletten in 1988. He joined the jazz band "Bodø Jazz Quintet" in 1992, and joined in his youngeer brother Tore Johansen's band from 1994. He also played with different Northern Norwegian bands, including "Øystein Norvoll Band" at the festival "Gygrejazz" in 1996.
In the period 1997–99 he worked as a regional musician in jazz trio "VoyageFar East", cooperating with sammen med Knut Kristiansen from Bergen and the bass player Svein Folkvord. Together they toured nationally and internationally with musicians like Hector Bingert, Gustavo Bergalli, Kevin Dean, Ailo Gaup and many others. At the same time he played with "Marit Hætta Øverli Band" (1994–98) and toured with her in Sweden, Finland, US and Canada, and also recorded for television (NRK, SVT/YLE and CNN) with her. As regional musician he participated in the band "Link", touring with musicians like Frode Alnæs, Ole Paus, Erik Bye, Mari Boine, and Ailo Gaup, all over Skandinavia. Together with Erik Halvorsen and bass player Dag Erik Pedersen (Mucician) from Hammerfest he played with the Jazz trio "Voyage", that made festival appearances and tours with musicians like Helge Sunde, Henning Gravrok, Frode Nymo, Cæcilie Norbye and Eckhard Baur, to name a few.
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