Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. His daughter Anja Garbarek is also a musician. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Mysen is a town in the municipality of Eidsberg in the county of Østfold in Norway. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Anja Garbarek (born July 24, 1970) is a Norwegian musician, daughter of the better known Norwegian jazz musician Jan Garbarek. ...

Garbarek's sound is one of the hallmarks of the ECM record label, which has released virtually all of his recordings. His style incorporates a sharp-edged tone, long, keening, sustained notes strongly reminiscent of Islamic prayer calls, and generous use of silence. He began his recording career in the late 1960s, notably featuring on recordings by the American jazz composer George Russell (such as Othello Ballet Suite and Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature). If he had initially appeared as a devotee of Albert Ayler and Peter Brötzmann, by 1973 he had turned his back on the harsh dissonances of avant-garde jazz, retaining only his tone from his previous approach. ECM (Editions of Contemporary Music) is a record label founded in 1969 by Manfred Eicher, who has continued to take an active interest in the music released by the label, acting as producer on most of its recordings. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God) is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... George Allen Russell (born June 23, 1923) is an American jazz composer and theorist. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was an American jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... Peter Brötzmann (born March 6, 1941) is a German free jazz saxophonist. ... Avant-jazz (also known as avant-garde jazz) is a style of music and improvisation that combines elements of avant-garde art music composition with elements of traditional jazz. ...

As a composer, Garbarek tends to draw heavily from Scandinavian folk melodies, a legacy of his Ayler influence. He is also a pioneer of ambient jazz composition, most notably on his 1976 album Dis. This textural approach, which rejects traditional notions of thematic improvisation (best exemplified by Sonny Rollins) in favor of a style described by critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton as "sculptural in its impact," has been critically divisive. 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. Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe named after the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... An early Rollins picture graces the cover of Volume One Theodore Walter (Sonny) Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... New Age music, sometimes referred to as space music, is a vaguely defined style of music that is generally quite melodic and often primarily instrumental. ...

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 leader and as a member of Keith Jarrett's successful "European Quartet." He achieved considerable commercial success in Europe with Dis, a meditative collaboration with guitarist Ralph Towner that featured the distinctive sound of a wind harp on several tracks. (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 1993, during the Gregorian chant craze, his album Officium, a collaboration with early music vocal performers the Hilliard Ensemble, became one of ECM's biggest-selling albums of all time, reaching the pop charts in several European countries. (Its sequel, Mnemosyne, followed in 1999.) In 2005, his album In Praise of Dreams was nominated for a Grammy. Keith Jarrett, The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. ... Ralph Towner is an American acoustic guitarist. ... Aeolian harp in the old castle of Baden Baden, from an article in Scientific American Supplement, No. ... The Yamaha PSR-295, an entry-level electronic keyboard synthesizer. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Gregorian chant is also known as plainchant or plainsong and is a form of monophonic, unaccompanied singing, which was developed in the Catholic church, mainly during the period 800-1000. ... Early music is European classical music before the classical music era and after Ancient music. ... A self portrait by Nicholas Hilliard The Hilliard Ensemble is a British male vocal quartet devoted to the authentic performance of early music. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music...

In addition to the selections from Dis, Garbarek has also composed music for several other European films, including French and Norwegian films. Also his song 'Rites' was used in the American film The Insider. The Insider is a 1999 film which tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. ...

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

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Notable Recordings

• Jazz Moments (1966) with Karin Krog
• Til Vigdis (1967)
• Joy (1968) with Karin Krog
• Esoteric Circle (1969)
• Afric Pepperbird (1970)
• 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
• Dansere (1975)
• Arbour Zena (1975) with Keith Jarrett
• Dis (1976)
• 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)
• Magico (1979)
• Aftenland (1979)
• Personal Mountains (1979) with Keith Jarrett
• Nude Ants (1979) with Keith Jarrett
• Eventyr (1980)
• Paths, Prints (1981)
• Voice from the Past Paradigm (1981) with Gary Peacock
• Cycles (1981) with David Darling
• Wayfarer (1983)
• Vision (1983) with Shankar
• It´s OK To Listen To The Gray Voice (1984)
• Magico (1984)
• Chorus (1984) with Eberhard Weber
• Song For Everyone (1984) with 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
• Luminessence (1990)
• I Took Up The Runes (1990)
• StAR (1991)
• Alpstein (1991) with Paul Giger
• Music For Films (1991) with Eleni Karaindrou
• Ragas and Sagas (1992)
• 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)
• Monodia (2002) with Kim Kashkashian
• Universal Syncopations (2003) with Miroslav Vitous
• In Praise Of Dreams (2003)

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External links

• Discography from ECM
• Jan Garbarek at The Internet Movie Database