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 ...

Of all the box sets released so far as part of ECM Records' Old & New Masters Edition series, none have documented a period of such rapid growth and change as that of Jan Garbarek and Dansere, which ...

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 the Hilliard Ensemble and Jan Garbarek have ...

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 ...

What is jazz? Listen to Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and fellow musicians Trilok Gurtu, Yuri Daniel and Rainer Brüninghaus explode the genre's meaning in the second episode of this series. "We ...

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, ...

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

Saxophonist Jan Garbarek was a teenage protege of American composer George Russell in Norway in the 1960s and later played in Keith Jarrett's Scandinavian quartet. More recently, he has collaborated ...

Garbarek and guitarist Terje Rypdal were two artists who helped the ECM label find its emerging voice 40 years ago. Sart is one of three early Garbarek albums back out in this minibox. This session ...