Ole Jacob Hystad (born 20 July 1960) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone and clarinet).
He was born in Stord, and is the brother of jazz saxophonist Jan Kåre Hystad.
[1] Later the quartet substituted Brækhus with Alex Riel for their second album Tune in – take out (2002), and has lately consisted of Dag Arnesen (piano), Sigurd Ulveseth (bass) and Frank Jakobsen (drums).
He also played in Bakeriet Bluesband, and on releases by the musicians Atle Hansen, Lars Erik Drevvatne and Ole Amund Gjersvik, and been at the forefront of Stord Jazz and Blues Festival.
[2] The Hystad brothers toured US and Canada with Terje Rypdal's Crime Scene as part of Bergen Big Band.