Per Oddvar Johansen

Norwegian jazz drummer
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Per Oddvar Johansen

Summary

Per Oddvar Johansen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oslo[2]. He was born on March 1, 1968[3]. He worked as a jazz musician[4] and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oslo[2], Per Oddvar Johansen…
  • Per Oddvar Johansen was born on March 1, 1968[3].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen held citizenship in Norway[7].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen worked as a jazz musician[4].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's professions included composer[5].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen was educated at Norwegian University of Science and Technology[8].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen received the Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year[9].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen was a member of TINGeLING[10].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen is recorded as male[11].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's genre is jazz[13].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's Commons category is recorded as Per Oddvar Johansen[14].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's family name is recorded as Johansen[15].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's given name is recorded as Per[16].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's given name is recorded as Oddvar[17].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's official website is recorded as http://peroddvar.no[18].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's instrument is recorded as drum kit[19].
  • Per Oddvar Johansen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[20].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: NO[22]

  • Began / founded: 1968-03-01[23]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde jazz, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[24]

  • Community tags: avant-garde jazz, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 66f29067-0fc0-4a66-afd6-d5e52b313522[26]

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Origins and Family

Per Oddvar Johansen's place of birth was Oslo[2]. He was born on March 1, 1968[3].

Education

Per Oddvar Johansen's education included a stint at Norwegian University of Science and Technology[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[4] and composer[5].

Recognition

Per Oddvar Johansen received the Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year[9].

Why It Matters

Per Oddvar Johansen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Per Oddvar Johansen born?

Per Oddvar Johansen's place of birth was Oslo[2].

What did Per Oddvar Johansen do for work?

Per Oddvar Johansen worked as jazz musician[4] and composer[5].

Where did Per Oddvar Johansen go to school?

Per Oddvar Johansen was educated at Norwegian University of Science and Technology[8].

What awards did Per Oddvar Johansen receive?

Honors received include Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year[9].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Award received Spellemann Award for jazz record of the year
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