Background
Thowsen was born in Lillestrøm, and started his career in the early 1970s as a musician in Arild Andersen"s quartet, finding international success throughout the decade.
Thowsen was born in Lillestrøm, and started his career in the early 1970s as a musician in Arild Andersen"s quartet, finding international success throughout the decade.
In 1973 he collaborated for the first time with jazz guitarist Jon Eberson, a collaboration that has lasted throughout his career in various groups, and has recorded about ten albums with Ketil Bjørnstad.
At the same time he was a member of the jazz rock band Moose Loose. Other musicians he has worked with include Radka Toneff, Terje Rypdal, Palle Mikkel Borg, Odd Riisnæs and Dag Arnesen and a member of the Jazzpunkensemblet, the Net, Halle / Eberson / Thowsen / Kjellemyr, Ole Paus and Finn Kalvik, Sinikka Langeland and Metropolitan.