Per Husby (born 2 April 1949 in Oslo)[1] is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, teacher, civil engineer, and orchestra leader.
in acoustics (under Asbjørn Krokstad) at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (1973), followed up with studies in jazz at Berklee in Boston.
Later, Husby performed in groups led by Asmund Bjørken and Bjørn Alterhaug.
Over 20 years, he made regular engagements as a pianist/orchestra leader on Norwegian TV Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, including 11 years as a musical director for the "memory lane" TV series Da Capo.
He has through the years worked as an accompanist for visiting jazz soloists such as Chet Baker (heard on The Improviser, Cadence Jazz Records), Clark Terry, Joe Henderson, Pepper Adams, Kenny Wheeler, James Moody and Karin Krog.