BIOGRAPHY

 

 

Per Mathisen was born in Sandefjord, Norway, 07.10.1969.
Musical education from Trondheim Jazz Conservatory in Norway and Berklee College of Music, Boston USA.
Has been a freelance electric and acoustic upright bassplayer with base in Oslo, Norway, since 1994, and has performed in over 30 countries worldwide with some of the most famous musicians on the planet. He is often referred to as Norway’s answer to Jaco Pastorius on electric bass and Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen on acoustic upright bass.

 

Per’s current bands and projects:

1. MATHISEN – WAKENIUS – ZIMRING TRIO

Per Mathisen (basses), Ulf Wakenius (guitar), Utsi Zimring (drums)

2. ACUNA – HOFF – MATHISEN

Alex Acuna (drums), Jan Gunnar Hof (keys), Per Mathisen (basses)

3. MATHISEN – ROBIN – BORLAI

Per Mathisen (basses), Ruggero Robin (guitar), Gergo Borlai (drums)

4. MATHISEN – ALNÆS – PILOTO

Per Mathisen (basses), Frode Alnæs (guitar), Giraldo Piloto Barreto (drums)

5. MATHISEN – ZIMRING – KIKOSKI

Per Mathisen (basses), Utsi Zimring (drums), David Kikoski (keys)

 

Member of bands:

“Olga Konkova Trio”

“Ensemble Denada”

“Hans Mathisen Quartet”

“Frode Alnæs Trio”

“Dance with a stranger”

“Guiffre Zone”

 

Released 11 highly acclaimed CD’s as a leader, co leader or band member.

 

The list of musicians Mathisen has played with is countless, here are some of them:

Giraldo Piloto Barreto (Cuba’s number one drummer, leader of Klimax),

Alex Acuna (drums/percussions with Weather Report, Koinonia),

David Kikoski (piano in Roy Haynes’ band for 20 years),

Terry Lynne Carrington (drums with Herbie Hancock),

Bill Bruford (drums with Yes, King Crimson),

Gary Husband (drums with Level 42, Allan Holdsworth),

Geri Allen (piano with Ornette Coleman),

Mike Stern (guitar with Miles Davis),

Bill Evans (sax with Miles Davis)

Bill Champlin (singer & keys with Chicago),

Joseph Willims (singer with TOTO),

Herman Matthews (drums with Tower of Power),

Jerry Donohue (solo guitar artist),

Hiram Bullock (guitar with Steely Dan, Paul Simon),

Gary Thomas (sax with Miles Davis),

Jojo Mayer (drums with Dizzy Gillespie, Nerve),

Ralph Peterson (drums with Michael Brecker),

Adam Nussbaum (drums with Sonny Rollins),

Marilyn Mazur (percussion with Miles Davis),

Antonio Sanchez (drums with Pat Metheny),

Jon Christensen (drums with Keith Jarret),

Terje Rypdal (solo guitar artist)

Maria Joao (singer with Joe Zawinuel)

Walfredo de los Reyes Jr. (drums with Carlos Santana, percussions with Chicago),

Gergo Borlai (drums with Tribal Tech),

Ole Mathisen sax, Tony Moreno drums, Martin Valihora drums, Chris Washburne trombone, Ludwig Alfonse drums, Kenny Wessel guitar, Olga Konkova piano, Jeff Davis drums, Jan Gunnar Hoff keys, Paolo Vinaccia drums, Helge Sunde arranger/composer, Audun Kleive drums, Gerald Preinfalk sax, Martin Koller guitar, Juraj Burian guitar, Nguyen Le guitar, etc

 

 

 

 

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