H�vard Skarpnes Wiik (born March 10, 1975) in Kristiansund, Norway is a Norwegian

jazz pianist and composer, known from a number of recordings with bands like
Atomic, and performances with musicians like Petter Wettre, Ola Kvernberg and Stian
Carstensen.[1]

Contents [hide]
1 Career
2 Honors
3 Discography
3.1 Solo albums
3.2 Collaborations
4 References
5 External links
Career[edit]

H�vard Wiik at Vossajazz 2014.

(Photo by Knut Andersen)
Wiik caused sensation at 17 years old in a concert at the Moldejazz, with bassist
Steinar Raknes, as the "Wiikrak Duo". He attended the jazz program at Trondheim
musikkonservatorium from 1994 to 96, where he and fellow students established the
jazz band Element.[2]

After moving to Oslo he has been a key player in many band projects, such as
Atomic, "Free Fall", "Atomic Schooldays", a duo with H�kon Kornstad, a new project
with Axel D�rner and Fredrik Ljungkvist. He has been an obvious choice as
collaborator with giants in jazz, Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano
representing the old school, and Ken Vandermark being a soul mate from the here and
now., for example the band Motif. He also led the H�vard Wiik Trio with Mats
Eilertsen (bass) and Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), to release Postures (Jazzland,
2003).[1]

Wiik was recogniced as "Artist in residence" at the Moldejazz (2004). At the

Kongsberg Jazz Festival (2006), he was awarded the Vital prize, giving him the
opportunity to perform as solo artist, and release the album Palinode (2007). He
also started his own H.W. Trio, releasing Postures (2003), performing his own
compositions. He transformed the trio to The Arcades Project (2007). In this
version of the trio we find H�kon Mj�set Johansen on drums and Ole Morten V�gan on
bass. They have also been involved within bands such as Urban Connection, Come
Shine, Bugge Wesseltoft�s New Conception of Jazz.[2]

Honors[edit]
1999: Have no fear Award, by Oslo Jazzradio
2004: Artist in residence, at Moldejazz
2005: Artist of the year, at SoddJazz
2006: Spellemannprisen, in the class Jazz
2006: Kongsberg Jazz Award[3]
Discography[edit]

Haavard Wiik
(Photo by Hreinn Gudlaugsson)
Solo albums[edit]
Postures (2002)
The Arcades project (2007), Havard Wiik Trio
Palinode (2007), solo
The Arcades Project (2007),
Collaborations[edit]
With Atomic
Boom Boom (2002)
Nuclear assembly hall (2003)
The Bikini tapes (Jazzland Recordings, 2006)
Happy new ears!� (2006), awarded Spellemannprisen 2006
Distil (2006, Atomic & School Days in Chicago)
Retrograde (2007�08)
Duo with H�kon Kornstad
Eight tunes we like (2003)[4][5]
The bad and the beautiful (2006)
With Free Fall
Amsterdam funk (2004)
The point in a line (2006)
Gray scale (2010)
With Motif
2008: Apo Calypso (Jazzland Recordings)
2010: Facienda (Jazzland Records)
2011: Art Transplant (Clean Feed Records), with Axel D�rner
2016: My Head Is Listening (Clean Feed Records)[6]
Duo with Fran�ois Houle
Aves (Songlines Recordings, 2013)
As sideman
Pig virus (1996), with Petter Wettre Quartet
September song (1998), with Jens Arne Molv�r
Bj�rn Johansen in memoriam (2003), with Petter Wettre
Backwards into the Backwood (2004), with Stian Carstensen
Playmachine (2004), with Wibutee
Hallmark moments, with Petter Wettre
� la Cour (2008), with Mads La Cour
Apo Calypso (2008), with Motif[3]
A Fine Day In Berlin (Relay Recordings, 2013), with The Tim Daisy Trio featuring
Clayton Thomas
Die Anreicherung (Jazzwerkstatt, 2013), with Axel D�rner
References