Ingar Zach

Ingar Zach

Henriksen/Bang/Westerhus/Zach at Vossajazz April 11, 2014. (Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Born (1971-06-29) 29 June 1971
Oslo
Origin Norway
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Drums
Labels Sofa Records
Website ingarzach.com

Ingar Zach (born 29 June 1971 in Oslo, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian percussionist and businessman, known from several recordings.

Career

In the 1990s 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 (1930–2005), 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 and Jim Denley

Collaborations

Duo with Ivar Grydeland
Duo with Derek Bailey
Within No Spaghetti Edition
With Philipp Wachsmann, Charlotte Hug and Ivar Grydeland
Within HISS including with Tonny Kluften, Pat Thomas and Ivar Grydeland
With Jaap Blonk and Ivar Grydeland
As Ivar Grydeland/Thomas Lehn/Ingar Zach trio
Within Huntsville trio including with Ivar Grydeland and Tonny Kluften
Within Dans Les Arbres including with Ivar Grydeland, Xavier Charles and Christian Wallumrød
LabField
With Arve Henriksen

References

  1. 1 2 "Ingar Zach Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  2. "Jazzlinja". Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  3. "Ingar Zach Biography". Ballade.no. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  4. "Jazzlinja". Sillòn: Norsk plateselskap in Madrid. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
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