Hilmar Jensson
Hilmar Jensson (* 1966 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic jazz guitarist.
Live and act
Jensson, who played guitar as a child, studied at the FIH Music School in Iceland from 1982 and then at Berklee College of Music until 1991 . During this time he also took private lessons with Mick Goodrick , Jerry Bergonzi and Hal Crook .
He then returned to Iceland, studying with Joe Lovano in New York from 1993/94 . As a sideman he worked a. a. with Tim Berne , Wadada Leo Smith , Kevin Drumm , Herb Robertson , Trevor Dunn , Greg Bendian , Chris Speed , Briggan Krauss , Jamie Saft , Cuong Vu , Rafael Toral , Carlos Zingaro , Tom Rainey , Ben Perowsky , Per Jörgensen , Eyvind Kang , Arve Henriksen and Ståle Storlokken .
Jensson has been a member of Jim Black's band AlasNoAxis since 1999, and in 2001 he founded the group Tyft in New York with Jim Black and Andrew D'Angelo . He is also a founding member of Kitchen Motors , an Icelandic artist organization that also acts as a record label.
Discography (selection)
- Dofinn , 1995
- Kjartan Ólafsson : Thrír heimar í einum , 1997
- Óskar Gudjónsson : Far , 1997
- Hilmar Jensson / Skúli Sverrisson : Kjár , 1998
- Traust , 1998
- Jóel Pálsson : Prím , 1998
- Didda: Strokid og slegid , 1998
- Kerfill , 1999
- VA: Nart Nibbles , 1999
- Terje Isungset : Floating Rhythms , 2000
- Jim Black: Alas No Axis , 2000
- VA: Motorlab 1 , 2000
- Óskar Gudjónsson : Delerad , 2000
- Kjartan Ólafsson : Völuspá , 2000
- Jóel Pálsson: Klif , 2001
- VA: Strings and stings , 2002
- Tyft , 2002
- Tomas R. Einarsson : Kubanska , 2002
- Napoli 23: Napoli 23 , 2002
- Terje Isungset: Iceman Is , 2002
- Unn Patterson : Run , 2003
- Ditty lead , 2004
- Yeah No: Swell Henry , 2004
- Jóhann Jóhannsson : Dis , 2005
- Tyft: Meg Nem Sa , 2006
- Jim Black: Dogs of Great Indifference , 2006
- Skúli Sverrisson : Seria , 2006
- Jóel Pálsson: Varp , 2006
- Tyft: Smell the Difference , 2009
- Ruben Machtelinckx, Hilmar Jensson, Joachim Badenhorst , Nathan Wouters: Faerge 2012 (El Negocito Records)
- Hilmar Jensson, Scott McLemore , Angelika Niescier : Broken Cycle 2015 (Sunny Sky)
Web links
- Homepage of Hilmar Jensson
- Hilmar Jensson at Allmusic (English)
- Meetings (Nordic Music)
- Hilmar Jensson at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hilmar Jensson |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic jazz guitarist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |