Jan Garbarek - Major collaborators, Notable recordings

Saxophonist and composer, born in Mysen, SE Norway. In 1967 he joined the Scandinavian orchestra led by US avant-garde composer George Russell, and in 1970 worked in the USA for a while under such leaders as Keith Jarrett and Don Cherry. Since returning to Europe he has formed successive small bands which have explored influences from India, South America, and Scandinavian folk roots, often using electronics. He is one of the few European jazz musicians whose work has influenced his American contemporaries.

Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres.

Garbarek's sound is one of the hallmarks of the ECM record label, which has released virtually all of his recordings. Garbarek's more meandering recordings are often labeled as New Age music, a style generally scorned by more orthodox jazz musicians and listeners, or spiritual ancestors thereof.

After recording a string of unheralded avant-garde albums, Garbarek rose to international prominence in the mid-1970s playing post-bop jazz, both as a member of and a leader of Keith Jarrett's successful "European Quartet". (Selections from Dis have been used as incidental music in several feature films and documentaries.) In the 1980s, Garbarek's music began to incorporate synthesizers and elements of world music.

In addition to the selections from Dis, Garbarek has also composed music for several other European films, including French and Norwegian films.

Major collaborators

Keith Jarrett Gary Peacock Miroslav Vitouš Anouar Brahem Zakir Hussain Charlie Haden Ralph Towner David Torn Egberto Gismonti Manu Katché Nana Vasconcelos Eberhard Weber Terje Rypdal Palle Danielsson Jon Christensen George Russell Bill Connors Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan Oystein Sevag

Notable recordings

Jazz Moments (1966) with Karin Krog Til Vigdis (1967) Joy (1968) with Karin Krog Esoteric Circle (1969) Afric Pepperbird (1970) Trip to Pillargui (1970) with George Russell Sextet Listen to the Silence (1971) with George Russell Terje Rypdal (1971) with Terje Rypdal Sart (1971) with Terje Rypdal Hav (1971) with Jan Erik Vold and Terje Rypdal Triptykon (1972) Witchi-Tai-To (1973) Red Lanta (1973) with Art Lande Belonging (1974) with Keith Jarrett Luminessence (1974) with Keith Jarrett Solstice (1974) with Ralph Towner Personal Mountains (1974) with Keith Jarrett Dansere (1975) with Bobo Stenson Quartet Arbour Zena (1975) with Keith Jarrett Dis (1976) with Ralph Towner Places (1977) Of Mist And Melting (1977) with Bill Connors December Poems (1977) med Gary Peacock Deer Wan (1977) with Kenny Wheeler Sol Do Meio Dia (1977) with Egberto Gismonti Sound And Shadows (1977) with Ralph Towner My Song (1977) with Keith Jarrett Photo With Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof (1978)with Bill Connors Folk Songs (1979) with Egberto Gismonti and Charlie Haden Magico (1979) with Egberto Gismonti and Charlie Haden Aftenland (1979) Nude Ants (1979) with Keith Jarrett Eventyr (1980) Paths, Prints (1981) with Bill Frisell Voice from the Past Paradigm (1981) with Gary Peacock Cycles (1981) with David Darling Wayfarer (1983) with Bill Frisell and Eberhard Weber Vision (1983) with L. Shankar All Those Born With Wings (1986) Making Music (1986) with Zakir Hussain Guamba (1987) med Gary Peacock Legend Of The Seven Dreams (1988) Rosensfole (1989) with Agnes Buen Garnås Living Magic (1990) with Trilok Gurtu I Took Up The Runes (1990) StAR (1991) with Miroslav Vitous Alpstein (1991) with Paul Giger Music For Films (1991) with Eleni Karaindrou Ragas and Sagas (1992) with Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan Twelve Moons (1992) Atmos (1993) with Miroslav Vitous Madar (1993) with Anouar Brahem and Shaukat Hussain Officium (1994) with the Hilliard Ensemble Visible World (1995) Caris Mere (1995) with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Rites (1998) Memosyne (1999) with the Hilliard Ensemble Monodia (2002) with Kim Kashkashian Universal Syncopations (2003) with Miroslav Vitous In Praise of Dreams (2003) Neighbourhood (2006) with Manu Katché