Jørgen Mathisen began playing the classical clarinet as a young child, before attending his first jam-session at 14. Enjoying the experience of playing in public, Jørgen has since played in innumerable jam-sessions, as well as putting on a large number of concerts. He plays the clarinet and soprano and tenor saxophones. Mathisen is currently 24 years old, and had been a professional since 2008.
In 2005 Jørgen recorded the album Shagma Music as a part of the trio Shagma, which also consists of Espen Aalberg and Steinar Raknes. He received the Royal Mail's talent prize the same year. In 2006 he has so far taken part in the Norwegian Jazzintro competition with the band Supersonic Rocketship, witch played in the final in Molde International Jazz Festival.
