Hi!
I am a jazz guitar player from Norway. I was born in Narvik, Norway in 1977, and I started playing the guitar when I was twelve years old. In my teens, I played with several local grunge/art rock/indie bands in Narvik, most notably a band called Magnet.
However, the rigid structure of rock music wasn´t for me. I wanted to be able to express myself more freely, and coming from a family of jazz musicians, it was a natural step for me to start learning how to play jazz. After studying philosophy and English language at the university for a couple of years, I decided to focus my energy on entirely on making music. In 2000, I auditioned for the jazz program at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway - the infamous Jazzlinja. Somehow I got accepted, and since then, music is what I´ve been doing. Right now, I´m also doing a master´s degree in performing jazz at the Norwegian College of Music (NMH).
Throughout my 11-year career as a jazz musician, I´ve been fortunate enough to play with lots of really talented musicians. People like Tomasz Stanko, Jimmy Owens, Arve Henriksen, Olavi Luohivuori, among others. But for me, the most rewarding experience has been to work regularly with bands over some period of time. That´s when the music really develops.
I´ve released seven albums as a leader/co-leader so far: Håvard Stubø Quartet Spring Roll Insomnia (Bolage 2011), Jazz & Fly Fishing Slow Walking Water (Bolage 2011), Håvard Stubø Quartet Way Up (Way Down) (Bolage 2009), Håvard Stubø/Daniel Franck/Håkon Mjåset Johansen Wes! (Bolage 2008), JUPITER feat. Jonas Kullhammar 3² (Bolage 2007), JUPITER feat Jonas Kullhammar Live at Glenn Miller Café (AIM Records 2006), JUPITER Ignition (AIM Records 2005)
Four years ago, I started a record label called Bolage together with my friend Tord Krogtoft. We´ve released 18 albums so far, and some of them are pretty good, too!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my website and that you find what you´re looking for.
Questions/booking/requests? Leave a comment, or send me an e-mail at stuboe(a)yahoo.com
Catch ya later -
Håvard
