Nils Jansen
| Nils Jansen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 March 1959 Haugesund, Rogaland |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger and music teacher |
| Instruments | Tenor, soprano, bass saxophone, bass clarinet |
Nils Jansen (born 30 March 1959 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), known from several recordings and jazz orchestras.[1]
Career
Jansen attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1995–98), and joined band like Ellipse, Per Husby Quintet, "Trondheim Big Band" and Søyr. After moving to Oslo, he has played within orchestras like "Radiostorbandet", med Espen Rud Sextet, Trygve Seim Ensemble, Magni Wentzel Sextet, "Sharp 9", and musicians like Christina Bjordal, Staffan William-Olsson and Håkon Storm.[1]
Jansen and Espen Rud has had a number of performances with the show Jazzmask for Rikskonsertene.[2]
Discography
- Within Søyr
- 1988: Vectors (Hot Club Records)
- With Karsten Brustad
- 1991: Intarsia (Origo Sound)
- With Trygve Seim
- 2000: Different Rivers (ECM Records)
- 2005: Sangam (ECM Records)[3]
- Within "Østenfor Sol»
- 2001: Troillspel (MajorStudio)
- Within the Magni Wentzel Sextet
- 2001: Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Norway Music)
- With Helge Sunde & Norske Store Orkester
- 2006: Denada (ACT), feat. Olga Konkova & Marilyn Mazur
- Within Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
- 2009: What If? A Counterfactual Fairytale (MNJ Records), feat. Erlend Skomsvoll
- 2011: Migrations (MNJ Records), feat. Øyvind Brække
- 2011: Kinetic Music (MNJ Records), feat. Magic Pocket
References
- 1 2 "Jansen, Nils – Biografi". Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Barnehagekonserter" (in Norwegian). Rikskonsertene. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ "Trygve Seim – Sangam – Review". ECM Records. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
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