ports ▁ven ues ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁N ils - O lav ▁Joh ansen ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁in ▁B j ug n , ▁Norway ) ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁Norwegian ▁ent ert ainer ▁and ▁jazz ▁music ian ▁( gu itar ▁and ▁vocals ), ▁known ▁from ▁several ▁record ings ▁and ▁as ▁or chestra ▁leader . ▁He ▁is ▁with ▁Jar le ▁V esp est ad ▁( d rum s ) ▁and ▁St ian ▁Car st ensen ▁( many ▁instruments ), ▁central ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁B alk an - j azz ▁or chestra ▁Farm ers ▁Market . ▁ ▁Joh ansen ▁is ▁from ▁S ør - Tr ø nd el ag , ▁where ▁he ▁eventually ▁moved ▁to ▁He im dal . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁sail or , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁contact ▁with ▁Hawai ian ▁music . ▁This ▁influence , ▁from ▁the ▁floating ▁string ▁sound , ▁has ▁followed ▁him ▁throughout ▁his ▁musical ▁career . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁jazz ▁studies ▁at ▁Tr ø nd el ag ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 8 . ▁In ▁Tr ond heim , ▁he ▁joined ▁several ▁groups ▁that ▁arose ▁out ▁of ▁student ▁life ▁at ▁N T NU , ▁such ▁as ▁Close ▁En ough ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Pent ate uch ▁( from ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁later ▁called ▁B