Jan Gunnar Hoff is a pianist and composer born in Bodø, Northern Norway 1958. He has released 14 recordings as soloartist and co-leader and composed 200 works for different settings. Collaborations with Alex Acuña, Mike Stern, Pat Metheny, Maria Joao, Kenwood Dennard, Mathias Eick, Tore Brunborg, Lars Danielsson, Cæcilie Norby, Jarle Bernhoft, Anders Jormin, Marilyn Mazur, Arve Henriksen a.o. In 2005 he received the prestigous Edvard-prize (named after Edvard Grieg) for his jazz mass Meditatus and the same year he wrote the commission work for Vossajazz. Hoff’s CD Magma (2008) has an international line up with Mike Stern, Mathias Eick, Maria Joao, Eivind Aarset. Highly acclaimed are also Barxeta feat. Alex Acuña/Per Mathisen (2012) and the US Grammy – nominated Quiet winter night (2L-087). Hoff´s latest releases include the solo piano album Living (2L-092) and Fly North (Musikklosen 2014), feat. Arve Henriksen, Marilyn Mazur and Anders Jormin. In January 2014 Hoff received the Buddy-prize, the highest distinction in Norwegian jazz. In May 2014 he was appointed an official Steinway & Sons Artist. August 2014 Hoff was Artist in residence at the Ingmar Bergman Estate, Fårö in Sweden.