Ingar Zach
| Ingar Zach | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 June 1971 Oslo |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician & composer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Website | Official website |
Ingar Zach (born 29 June 1971 in Oslo, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian percussionist and businessman, known from several recordings.
Career
In the 1990's Zach played within Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag and 'Harnihomba', while studying music at the University of Oslo (1993) and composition on Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1994–97).[2] Within the trio 'Tri-Dim' (1997–2000) he released two albums together with Håkon Kornstad (saxophone) and David Stackenäs (guitar). With the steel guitarist Ivar Grydeland he established the record label Sofa, releasing improvisational music (2000), a collaboration that led to a Master's degree in improvisation (2004) and the trio Huntsville including with Tonny Kluften (five albums, 2013). Zach also collaborated in a duo with free jazz guitarist Derek Bailey (1943-2005), the Norwegian ditto Anders Hana, within the Norwegian trio 'No Spaghetti Edition' (four releases), and in the two orchestras Batagraf and Magnetic North Orchestra led by Jon Balke. In addition Zach has played on releases by Karl Seglem and Carl Petter Opsahl. He lives in Madrid (2004),from where he runs the record label Sillòn of solo albums (subsidiary of Sofa, which is now headed by Grydeland).[3][4]
Discography
Solo albums
- Within 'Mural' including Kim Myhr & Jim Denley
- 2010: Nectars Of Emergence (Sofa Records)
- 2011: Live At The Rothko Chapel (Rothko Chapel Productions)
Collaborations
- Duo with Ivar Grydeland
- 2000: Visiting Ants (Sofa Records)
- 2004: You Should Have Seen Me Before We First Met (Sofa Records)
- 2011: Lady Lord (Sofa Records), live as Emo Albino at Kongsberg Jazzfestival
- Duo with Derek Bailey
- 2000: Ilaer (Sofa), live at the Concert Stage Blå
- Within No Spaghetti Edition
- 2001: Listen... And Tell Me What It Was (Sofa Records)
- 2002: Pasta Variations (Sofa Records)
- 2003: Real Time Satellite Data (Sofa Records)
- 2006: Sketches Of A Fusion (Sofa Records), feat. Christian Wallumrød
- With Philipp Wachsmann, Charlotte Hug & Ivar Grydeland
- 2002: Wazahugy (Sofa Records)
- Within HISS including with Tonny Kluften, Pat Thomas & Ivar Grydeland
- 2003: Zahir (Rossbin Records)
- With Jaap Blonk & Ivar Grydeland
- 2004: Improvisors (Kontrans Records)
- As Ivar Grydeland/Thomas Lehn/Ingar Zach trio
- 2006: Szc Zcz Cze Zec Eci Cin (Musica Genera)
- Within Huntsville trio including with Ivar Grydeland & Tonny Kluften
- 2006: For The Middle Class (Rune Grammofon)
- 2008: Eco, Arches & Eras (Rune Grammofon)
- 2011: For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars (Hubro Records)
- 2011: Splashgirl/Huntsville (Hubro Records), together with Splashgirl
- 2013: Past Increasing, Future Receding (Hubro Records)
- Within Dans Les Arbres including with Ivar Grydeland, Xavier Charles & Christian Wallumrød
- 2008: Dans Les Arbres (ECM Records)
- 2012: Canopée (ECM Records)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ingar Zach Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Jazzlinja". Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Ingar Zach Biography". Ballade.no. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ "Jazzlinja". Sillòn: Norsk plateselskap in Madrid. 2006-02-28. Retrieved 2013-11-18.