Jan Bang

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Jan Bang
Born (1968-08-21) 21 August 1968
Kristiansand, Norway
Genres Electronica and jazz
Occupations Musician (electronics), sound engineering, music producer and composer
Instruments Live sampling
Associated acts David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Jon Hassell, Arve Henriksen, Sidsel Endresen

Jan Bang (born 21 August 1968 in Kristiansand, Norway) is a Norwegian musician and record producer, known from several publications and collaborations with Morten Harket, Sidsel Endresen, David Sylvian, Nils Petter Molvær, Arild Andersen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Arve Henriksen and Erik Honoré.[1]

Career

Bang played with Erik Honoré in «Woodlands» (EP, 1988), and they have released two albums (2000, 2001). He has also contributed to albums with Bertine Zetlitz, Bel Canto, and has written music for the film Ballen i øyet (2000). In recent years he has played with Dhafer Youssef, and in 2004 he received the Gammleng-prisen i klassen studio, and together with musician colleague, Erik Honoré, he initiated «Punktfestivalen» in 2005.[2][3]

He is one of Norway’s most accomplished and influential produc­ers and the epithet electronics guru has stayed with him for a long time and with good reason. Bang is the kind of musical innovator and bridge-builder who consistently manages to balance progressive thinking with popular appeal. He is always looking for ways of moving music and people forward, and by creating new meeting places and musical in­tersections he is the kind of person who makes events like «Scene Norway» possible.[4] In addition to hosting «Punkt», Bang will also contrib­ute to the opening concert where he will perform with one of his many musical collaborators, the celebrated Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen.[5]

John Kellman of the All About Jazz magazine, recognized Jason Moran & Jan Bang at the Moldejazz and Arve Henriksen/Jan Bang Double CD Release Show at The Punkt Festival, Kristiansand, Norway, September 2013, as one of his 25 "Best Live Shows of 2013".[6]

Honors

  • Gammleng-prisen 2004, in the class Studio

Discography

Solo
With Erik Honoré
With Eivind Aarset
With David Sylvian, Erik Honoré, Arve Henriksen and Sidsel Endresen
  • 2012: Uncommon Deities (Samadhisound)
With Erik Honoré, Gaute Storaas and Arve Henriksen
  • 2013: Knut Hamsun's "Victoria" - Soundtrack (Jazzland)
As contributor

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Bang Biografi – Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.no".  (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Jan Bang Biography - AllAboutJazz.com". 
  3. ↑ "Punkt 2012 – Listen to Norway ListenTo.no". 
  4. ↑ "Scene Norway – Listen to Norway". 
  5. ↑ "Jan Bang – punktual motion – Listen to Norway". 
  6. ↑ Kelman, John (2013-12-13). "John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2013". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-12-14. 

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