Jan Gunnar Hoff (born 22 October 1958 in Bodø , Norway ) is a Norwegian Jazz musician ( piano ), Composer , Arranger and Professor , living in Bodø , known from cooperations with great Jazz musicians like Pat Metheny , Chick Corea , Lars Danielsson , John Surman , Karin Krog , Maria Joao , Marilyn Mazur , Anders Jormin , Arve Henriksen , Per Jørgensen , Alex Acuna , Mike Stern , Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk , Per Mathisen , Arild Andersen , Nils Petter Molvær , Ståle Storløkken , Audun Kleive and Mathias Eick . Hoff is a graduate of the Teachers College in Bodø and Bergen , and was further educated on the Jazz program at Trondhein musikkonservatorium under Terje Bjørklund (1986–89), and in Composisjon at Norges Musikkhøgskole (2001). He had his musical debut with his own trio on Ad Lib Jazzklubb (1976). He also played in local jazz projects with artists such as Tore Johansen , Roger Johansen , Jon Christensen and Jon Eberson in 1977-78. Hoff is working as a Professor at the University of Tromsø and the University of Agder . He co-founded The Groove Valley JazzCamp in Beiarn , and was artistic director of TGV Jazz camp in the period 2005-2009. Hoff has also initiated Bodø Jazz Open which was launched in January 2011, where he is Chairman. In addition he has established its own record label Magma Music 2011, as part of his own firm.