Jan Garbarek – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Jan Garbarek is a jazz musician who plays saxophone, tenor saxophone and bass saxophone. Jan Garbarek was born on 4 March 1947 in Mysen. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 26 albums, from “Esoteric Circle” (1969) to “Hav” (2021). Honours include Buddyprisen (1968), Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1998) and Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (2004).

Jan Garbarek (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław Garbarek, and a Norwegian woman, Kari Nordbø. He grew up in Oslo, stateless until the age of seven, as there was no automatic grant of citizenship in Norway at the time. When he was 21, he married the author Vigdis Garbarek. He is the father of musician and composer Anja Garbarek.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Esoteric Circle 1969 · Flying Dutchman Sart 1971 · ECM Records Triptykon 1973 · ECM Records Belonging 1974 · ECM Records Dis 1977 · ECM Records Places 1978 · ECM Records Aftenland 1980 · ECM Records Eventyr 1981 · ECM Records Paths, Prints 1982 · ECM Records Trip to Prillarguri 1982 · Soul Note All Those Born With Wings 1987 · ECM Records Legend of the Seven Dreams 1988 · ECM Records Rosensfole 1989 · ECM Records I Took Up the Runes 1990 · ECM Records Star 1991 · ECM Records Madar 1992 · ECM Records Ragas and Sagas 1992 · ECM Records Officium 1994 · ECM New Series Visible World 1996 · BMG Classics Rites 1998 · ECM Records Mnemosyne 1999 · ECM Records In Praise of Dreams 2004 · ECM Records Officium Novum 2010 · ECM New Series Magico: Carta de Amor 2012 · Live · ECM Records Remember Me, My Dear 2019 · Live · ECM New Series

Hav 2021 · Norske albumklassikere

Also plays on

Albums where Jan Garbarek is credited as a sideman

1966	Jazz Moments — Karin Krog	tenor saxophone
1968	Joy — Karin Krog & Friends	tenor saxophone
1970	Othello Ballet Suite / Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 — George Russell	tenor saxophone
1971	Terje Rypdal — Terje Rypdal	woodwind
1971	Electronic Sonata For Souls Loved By Nature — George Russell	tenor saxophone
1974	Solstice — Ralph Towner	flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, woodwind
1974	Red Lanta — Art Lande & Jan Garbarek	flute, soprano saxophone
1975	Luminessence — Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek	saxophone, soprano saxophone
1976	Arbour Zena — Keith Jarrett	saxophone
1977	Solstice, Sound and Shadows — Ralph Towner	flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
1978	My Song — Keith Jarrett	saxophone, soprano saxophone
1978	Deer Wan — Kenny Wheeler	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxophone
1980	Mágico — Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti	saxophone
1980	Nude Ants — Keith Jarrett	saxophone, tenor saxophone
1981	Folk Songs — Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxophone
1982	Cycles — David Darling	saxophone
1984	Vision — Shankar	percussion, saxophone
1985	Chorus — Eberhard Weber	saxophone
1987	Making Music — Zakir Hussain	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxophone
1989	Personal Mountains — Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen	saxophone
1991	Living Magic — Trilok Gurtu	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
1993	Atmos — Miroslav Vitouš / Jan Garbarek	saxophone
2003	Universal Syncopations — Miroslav Vitouš	soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
2005	Neighbourhood — Manu Katché	tenor saxophone
2008	Elixir — Marilyn Mazur & Jan Garbarek	woodwind
2012	Sleeper: Tokyo, April 16, 1979 — Keith Jarrett / Jan Garbarek / Palle Danielsson / Jon Christensen	percussion, woodwind
2015	Hommage à Eberhard Weber — Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton, Scott Colley, Danny Gottlieb, Paul McCandless, Michael Gibbs, Helge Sunde, SWR Big Band	soprano saxophone