Ole Mathisen


Ole Mathisen is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is a critically acclaimed saxophonist and active performer on the New York City and the international jazz scene, and known for more than 80 recordings. He has performed with artists such as Paula Cole, Louie Vega, Steve Hunt, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones, Hiram Bullock, Tom Coster, Mark Egan, Steve Smith, Mino Cinelu, Peter Erskine, Eddie Gómez, Badal Roy, Rufus Reid, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Claudio Roditi, Will Lee, LaVerne Baker, Abraham Laboriel, Randy Brecker, Gil Goldstein, Lew Soloff, Tiger Okoshi, Michael Gibbs, Harvie Swartz, Jon Christensen, Gary Husband, Bill Bruford, Kenny Barron, Bob Moses, Jeff Berlin, Hilton Ruiz, Petter Wettre, Adam Nussbaum, Frankie Valli, and Dream Theater, and has composed music for film and television.
He is the brother of jazz musicians Per Mathisen, Hans Mathisen and Nils Mathisen.
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Career

Mathisen received his bachelor's degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1988. While at Berklee he studied for three years with renowned saxophonist Joe Viola. He moved to New York City in 1993 and received a master's degree in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of Music in 1995, studying saxophone with Bob Mintzer, arranging with Maria Schneider, and film scoring with Ed Green.
Mathisen has been regular with Chris Washburne and his Latin jazz band «SYOTOS Band». He was the leader of the orchestra «Anomaly», and with his brothers Per and Hans Mathisen he contributed in Chris Washburne Sextet «NYNDK», releasing Jazzheads. Mathisen has also performed with Petter Wettre and Adam Nussbaum/Francois Moutin in the production «Conspiracy».
Otherwise, he has this country contributed to releases by Hans Mathisen and Olga Konkova, and played
clarinet on the concert DVD by Dream Theater in 2006.

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

;With Russ Lossing, François Moutin and Tony Moreno
  • 2007: Chinese Horoscope
;With Tony Moreno, François Moutin and Kenny Wessel
  • 2010: Periodic Table
;With Per Mathisen and Paolo Vinaccia
  • 2011: ''Elastics''

Collaborations

;With Fernando Tarres
  • 1992: On the Edges of White
;With Bob Moses
  • 1993: Time Stood Still
;With Randy Roos
  • 1993: Liquid Smoke
;With Mighty Sam McClain
;With Ahmad Mansour
;With Eduardo Tancredi
  • 1995: Indo E Vindo
;With Steve Hunt
;With Jamshied Sharifi
  • 1997: A Prayer for the Soul of Layla
  • 2003: One
;With Bruno Råberg
  • 1998: Orbis, including with Tim Ray and Bob Moses
  • 2000: Presence, including with Marcello Pellitteri
;With Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS Band
  • 1999: Nuyorican Nights
  • 2001: The Other Side: El Otro Lado
  • 2003: Paradise in Trouble
  • 2010: Fields of Moons
;With Olga Konkova
  • 2001: Northern Crossings
;With Jiro Yoshida
;Within NYNDK
;Within String Zone including Stig Roar Wigestrand, Per Einar Watle, Øivind Wang Tollefsen, and Per Mathisen
  • 2004: Mystery Bag
;With Dream Theater
  • 2006: Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
;With Stevie Holland
;With Chris Washburne
  • 2006: Land of Nod
;With Hans Mathisen
;With Mamak Khadem
  • 2007: Jostojoo Forever Seeking
;With Keiko Lee
  • 2007: In Essence
;With Amir ElSaffar
  • 2011: Inana
  • 2013: Alchemy
;Within FFEAR including with Chris Washburne, Per Mathisen
  • 2012: ''Mirage''

Film music

;With Michael Gibbs Original Soundtrack