Stian Westerhus
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| Stian Westerhus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1979 Steinkjer, Norway |
| Origin |  Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician and composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Website | Official website |
Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979 in Jådåren near Steinkjer, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, exposed with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma.
[edit]Career
Westerhus has a bachelor in jazz from Middlesex University under Stuart Hall, and a master from the Jazz program atTrondheim Musikkonservatorium, (NTNU, 2005).
[edit]Discography
[edit]Solo
- Galore (2009, Rune Grammofon/The Last Record Company)
- Pitch Black Star Spangled (2010, Rune Grammofon)
- The Matriarch and the Wrong Kind of Flowers (2012, Rune Grammofon)
[edit]With Puma
- Isolationism (2007, Bolage Records)
- Discotheque Bitpunching (2008, Bolage Records)
- Fist Full of Knuckles with Lasse Marhaug (2009, Knuckleman Records)
- Half Nelson Courtship (2010, Rune Grammofon)
[edit]With Monolithic
- Black Science (2009, RoggBif/Vendlus)
[edit]With Bladed
- Mangled Dreams (2009, Crispin Glover Records)
[edit]With Eldbjørg Raknes and Eirik Hegdal
- From Frozen Feet Heat Came (2009, MyRecordings)
[edit]With Terje Isungset
- Laden With Rain (2008, FMR Records)
[edit]With Fraud
- Fraud (2007, The Babel Labell UK)
[edit]With Sidsel Endresen
- Didymoi Dreams (2012, Rune Grammofon)
[edit]As BOL
- Numb, Number (2012, Gigafon)
[edit]As producer
- Nils Petter Molvær - Baboon Moon (2012, Sula Records)
- Eldbjørg Raknes - Sense (2010, MyRecordings)
- PelBo - Days of Transcendence (2011, Riot Factory)
[edit]Awards and Scholarships
- 2010 - Sparebank 1 SNM's jazz scholarship awarded at Moldejazz.[1]
- 2008 - BBC’s Award for Innovation in Jazz with Fraud[2] (UK)
- 2007 - Sparebank 1 SNM's jazz talent scholarship awarded at Moldejazz
- 2007 - Ronnie Scott's Award for Best Newcomer 2007 (UK) with Fraud
- 2006 - Trondheim Jazz Festival's talent prize with Bladed
- 2006 - Moldejazz's young jazz musician of the year with Puma
