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Kim Johannesen

About Me

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REVOLVER! - Live at MS Stubnitz
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Kim Johannesen , born 1985, living in Oslo. Norwegian guitarist and improviser on electric and acoustic guitars, currently taking his master degree in performing jazz/improvisation together with drummer Dag Erik Knedal Andersen at the State Academy of Music in Oslo.
Toured in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Estonia, Switzerland and the Netherlands, as well as played at Molde Int. Jazzfestival, NattJazz, Oslo Jazzfestival, Dølajazz, MaiJazz and at international festivals like Copenhagen Jazzfestival, Pori Jazzfestival and Murmansk Jazzfestival.

Won in 2008 the 1st prize at Nõmme International Young Artists Competition in Tallin, and participatet in Rikskonsertenes competition Jazzintro, Young Norwegian Jazz Talents of the year 2008, with the duo REVOLVER!, who made it to the finals at Molde Int. Jazzfestival.

Ad-hoc collaborations: Raymond Strid, Pat Thomas, Ingebrigt HÃ¥ker Flaten, Joe Williamson, Frode Gjerstad, Klaus Holm, Tatsuya Nakatani, Joel Grip, Lene Grenager a.o.

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DISCOGRAPHY:

Uocoming in 2009
Kim Johannesen/Svein Magnus Furu - The Eco Logic, Creative Sources.
Johannesen:Furu:Sandbakken - TBA, AIM Sound City.
Chiba - I Saw Blue Then White, TBA.
2008
Petter Wettre - Appetite for Structure, Houshold Records.
Listen/Buy
2006
HÃ¥kon Storm with The Livin' Jazz Orchestra - Matsukaze, AIM Sound City. Listen/Buy

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PRESS:

Stein Kagge in Aftenposten on Appetite for Structure:
“For the undersigned this album brought a new star on the Norwegian jazzscene.”

Arild Rønsen on REVOLVER! concert at Molde Jazzfestival 2008:
“Kim Johannesen funnels the guitar in a way that makes Jimi Hendrix' tearing apart of the American national anthem during the Woodstock festival sound like the Swedish evergreen "Mina gulbruna ögon". John Zorn presented something similar in Molde in the early 90's.”

Chris Monsen on REVOLVER! concert at by:Larm 2009:
“...guitarist Kim Johanessen scratches and pulls the guitar strings in ways that create a wide variety of sounds and noises...”

Roald Helgheim in Dagsavisen on Appetite for Structure:
“…and with its tight, ongoing ensembleplay the band on “Appetite for Structure” is really cooking the whole way thru the album, particularly with sparkling solos from guitarist Johannesen as a bonus.”

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/04/2006
Band Website: kimjohannesen.com
Band Members: Solo
KJ [prepared & non-prepared acoustic & electric guitars]

REVOLVER!
Fredrik Kirkevold [dr]
KJ [g]

Johannesen:Furu:Sandbakken
Svein Magnus Furu [ten sax/clar]
Tore Sandbakken [dr]
KJ [g]

Discography:
Upcoming release on AIM Sound City in 2009

Duo with Svein Magnus Furu
Svein Magnus Furu [ten sax/clar]
KJ [acoustic g]

Discography:
Upcoming release on Creative Sources in 2009

Golden Dawn
Kristoffer Alberts [ten sax]
Rune Nergaard [b]
Dag Erik Knedal Andersen [dr]
KJ [g]

KE4
Kim-Erik Pedersen [alto sax]
Adrian Myhr [b]
Tore Sandbakken [dr]
KJ [g]

Duo with Henning Carlsen
Henning Carlsen [dr/fx]
KJ [g/fx]

Chiba
Jeremy Rose [alto sax]
Adrian Myhr [b]
Alex Masso [dr]
KJ [g]

Discography:
Upcoming release, label TBA

Wettre/Vinaccia/Johannesen
Petter Wettre [ten sax/bass clar]
Paolo Vinaccia [dr]
KJ [g]

Petter Wettre Quartet
Petter Wettre [ten sax/bass clar]
Anders Christensen/Jonas Westergaard [b]
Anders Mogensen [dr]
KJ [g]

Discography:
Appetite for Structure
[January 2008, Houshold Records]

Listen/Buy

Skar/Kirkevold/Johannesen
Øystein Skar [pn/synth]
Fredrik Kirkevold [dr]
KJ [acoustic/electric g]

Aksel Jensen Trio
Aksel Jensen [b]
Dag Erik Knedal Andersen [dr]
KJ [g]

The Livin' Jazz Orchestra
Leader/Composer: HÃ¥kon Storm
Soloist: Anders Lønne Grønseth

Discography:
Matsukaze
[June 2006, AIM Records]

Listen/Buy

Influences: "My roots are in my record player" - Evan Parker
Sounds Like: music I hope.
Record Label: Creative Sources, Houshold Records, AIM Records.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Reviews of REVOLVER! concerts at by:Larm 2009

Review by Chris Monsen, by:Larm News,  on REVOLVER! concert at by:Larm 19.02.09:"Since much noise and improvisation is based on the physical aspects of sounds rather than musical patterns that more ea...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Duo with Svein Magnus Furu to be released on Creative Sources.

In the end of November Svein Magnus Furu and I will record our debut album as a duo. The album will be released by the fine Lisbon-based label Creative Sources, probably sometime in spring 2009. Thank...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:10:00 GMT

1st prize at Nõmme International Jazz Artists Competition in Tallinn May 2008.

I won the 1st prize at Nõmme International Jazz Artists Competition in Tallinn May 2008. As a part of the prize I will perform at amongst others Pori Jazz, Turku jazz, Rigas Ritmi and Juu Jääb in Tall...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:27:00 GMT

Petter Wettres new record, Appetite for Structure, is now available at www.petterwettre.com.

I`m playing on the new Petter Wettre record, Appetite for Structure, and it is due to be released sometime this autumn with a releaseconcert at Belleville in Oslo November 9th. But you can alread...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:17:00 GMT

Håkon Storms Big Band record, Matsukaze, AIM Records - released June 27th, 2006.

I`m playing guitar on Haakon Storms recent big band release, Matsukaze, with The Livin` Jazz Orchestra on AIM records. You can listen to it and buy it here: Øystein Skar'>AIM...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:53:00 GMT