Garbarek helped the ECM label find its emerging voice 40 years ago. A new box set of early albums captures the saxophonist's forming sound —... How Jan Garbarek Came To Epitomize Nordic Jazz ...

Jan Garbarek opens Bodø Jazz Open at the Arctic Circle city's Stormen concert hall The episodic concert had the feel of both showcase and revue. In all, excluding the encore, five pieces were played, ...

Jan Garbarek's music can be summed up in one simple word: meditation. Sure, the term is loaded with overtones, both good and bad. But do not confuse meditation with mindlessness: they are polar ...

The backstory... When producer Bob Thiele left Impulse! in 1969 to set up Flying Dutchman, his label notched up some historic firsts, including debut albums from Horace Tapscott, Leon Thomas and Gil ...

Russian Orthodox Chant: Various Jan Garbarek, Saxophones Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous, Composer Byzantine chant: various Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous, Composer Jan Garbarek, Saxophones There’s something ...

A choral group known for its early-music repertoire and a saxophonist steeped in the art of improvisation may not be the most likely musical partners. But when the Hilliard Ensemble collaborated with ...

Garbarek’s keening saxophone cry has become an instantly recognisable hallmark while his fusion of jazz and folk sources creates soundscapes of spare, starkly-etched melodic beauty. Get the best deals ...