Although he is still quite young in years, Håvard Wiik ranks among the uppermost and most widely acclaimed jazz pianists in Norway, with talents that have brought him all around the world. He made his first major appearance on the scene in 1995, with Element, but for the last 10 years he has been a key player in many groups, such as Atomic, Free Fall, Atomic Schooldays, a duo with Håkon Kornstad, a new project with Axel Dörner and Fredrik Ljungqvist, among others.