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Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek (born 4 March 1947)[1] is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist
Jan Garbarek
who is also active in classical music and world music.
Garbarek was born in Mysen, Norway, the only child of a former Polish
prisoner of war, Czesław Garbarek, and a Norwegian farmer's daughter. He
grew up in Oslo, stateless until the age of seven, as there was no automatic
grant of citizenship in Norway at the time. When he was 21, he married
Vigdis. He is the father of musician and composer Anja Garbarek.[2]
Contents
Biography Jan Garbarek in Oslo in 2016
Awards and honors Background information
Discography Born 4 March 1947
As leader Mysen, Norway
As sideman
Origin Oslo, Norway
References
Genres Jazz, classical,
External links
world
Occupation(s) Musician
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Discography
With Keith Jarrett
Wayfarer (ECM, 1983) with Bill Frisell and With David Darling
Eberhard Weber
It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice (ECM, 1985) Cycles (ECM, 1981)
with David Torn With Zakir Hussain
All Those Born with Wings (ECM, 1987)
Legend of the Seven Dreams (ECM, 1988) with Making Music (ECM, 1986) with John
Rainer Brüninghaus McLaughlin and Hariprasad Chaurasia
Rosensfole (1989) with Agnes Buen Garnås With Trilok Gurtu
I Took Up the Runes (ECM, 1990)
Living Magic (1990)
Ragas and Sagas (ECM, 1990 [1992]) with Fateh
Ali Khan With Manu Katché
StAR (ECM, 1991) with Miroslav Vitous
Neighbourhood (ECM, 2006)
Atmos (ECM, 1992) with Miroslav Vitous
With Eleni Karaindrou
Madar (ECM, 1992) with Anouar Brahem and
Shaukat Hussain
Music For Films (ECM, 1991)
Twelve Moons (ECM, 1992)
Concert in Athens (ECM, 2013)
Officium (ECM, 1994) with the Hilliard Ensemble
With Kim Kashkashian
Visible World (ECM, 1995)
Rites (ECM, 1998) Monodia (2002)
Mnemosyne (ECM, 1999) with the Hilliard With Marilyn Mazur
Ensemble
In Praise of Dreams (ECM, 2004) Elixir (2007)
Dresden (ECM, 2009) live album With Gary Peacock
Officium Novum (ECM, 2010) with the Hilliard
Ensemble December Poems (ECM, 1977)
Voice from the Past - Paradigm (ECM,
1981)
As sideman
Guamba (ECM, 1987)
With Karin Krog
With L. Shankar
Jazz Moments (1966)
Vision (1983)
Joy (1968)
Song for Everyone (1985)
With Terje Rypdal
With Paul Giger
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References
1. Hultin, Randi (2002). "Garbarek, Jan". In Barry Kernfeld. The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New
York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 1561592846.
2. Allmusic biography (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p6554/biography)
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Biography (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p6554/biography) accessed 5 November 2009
4. Keith Jarret discography (http://www.jazzdisco.org/keith-jarrett/discography/) accessed 5 November 2009
5. willy-brandt-stiftung.de (http://www.willy-brandt-stiftung.de/preis.htm)
External links
Official website (http://www.garbarek.com)
Jan Garbarek on ECM Records (http://trovar.com/ECM/ECM.php?artist=garbarek)
Jan Garbarek (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304912/) on IMDb
Jan Garbarek's daughter, singer Anja Garbarek's website (http://www.anjagarbarek.com)
Jan Garbarek Group @ Theatre Lycabettus concert review, Greece (https://web.archive.org/web/2007092722444
5/http://www.mixtape.gr/t.asp?sec=1&sub=3&uid=57)
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Buddyprisen Succeeded by
Jon Christensen 1968 Arild Andersen
Preceded by Recipient of the Gammleng-prisen Succeeded by
First award in 1982 1982 Karin Krog
Recipient of the Norsk kulturråds
Preceded by Succeeded by
ærespris
Jon Fosse Agnes Buen Garnås
2004
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