Results for "Jan Bang"

Jan Bang

Born: 1968

The musical spheres Jan Bang works in revolve around such luminaries as Jon Hassell, David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær and Arve Henriksen. From his work as successful pop producer in the 1990s, his creative thrust and pioneering work in developing the concept of live remix - improvising with electronics alongside more conventional instruments and performers - has led to him being constantly in-demand as a producer and performer today.

In 2005 he launched, together with Erik Honoré, the internationally renowned Punkt Festival, where Bang's live sampling - his own musical instrument - works within the framework of overlapping concerts: one being the original; the other, the remix

Be Quiet

By Nils Petter Molvaer

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Bangkok; Rome; Düsseldorf; London-Finsbury Park; Copenhagen; London-Hackney; Amsterdam; Berlin-orbit 4; München.

Nils Petter Molvaer: Be Quiet

by Neil Duggan
July 7, 2026

For over three decades, Norwegian trumpeter and composer Nils Petter Molvaer has stood as one of the most influential figures in European jazz. On Be Quiet, he continues to push the boundaries of his already remarkable body of work, collaborating with a different artist in a different location on each of the nine tracks

The Rite Festival 2026 — Third and Final Day

by Artur Moral
June 18, 2026

The Rite FestivalLaboratori D'Arts ContemplativesLlinars del VallèsBarcelonaMay 31, 2026 There are small miracles that happen daily and discreetly. They are of a prosaic and absolutely earthly nature, with no divine or supernatural intervention of any kind, and the vast majority of them tend to go completely unnoticed by the eyes ...

Vilnius Mama Jazz 2026

by Ian Patterson
June 11, 2026

Vilnius Mama Jazz Lithuanian National Drama Theatre25th Edition Vilnius. LithuaniaMay 22-24, 2026 Vilnius Mama Jazz turned 25. In festival terms that is early middle age. When you consider that 25 years is roughly a quarter of the entire history of jazz, the significance of the milestone assumes greater meaning.

After The Wildfire

By Jan Bang

Label: Punkt Editions
Released: 2025
Track listing: Seeing (Eyes Closed); Acacia; Miriidian Moon; Grassland; Halfway Between Noon And Sunset; Pehlivan Fighters; Abandoned Cathedral II; Remnants.

Anders Hagberg, Arek Czernysz Quartet, Coulondre/Dolmen/Privat & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
December 19, 2025

From October's new European releases, I chose 19 remarkable premieres for Episode 118th--with the majority coming from merely three regions: five each from Poland, France, and the Scandinavia. The selection brimmed with daring, unconventional instrumentation, revealing itself most vividly through intimate and startling duets and trios. A superb set... nothing more, nothing less--just pure jazz alchemy, ...

Jan Bang - Arve Henriksen: After The Wildfire

by John Eyles
November 9, 2025

Jan Bang is a musician, composer and record producer who was born in August 1968, in Denver, Colorado, but grew up in Kristiansand, Norway. Arve Henriksen is a trumpeter, vocalist and composer who was born in March 1968, in Stranda, Norway. For the 42nd Skopje Jazz Festival in 2023, Bang and Henriksen were commissioned to work ...

Shai Maestro At Barcelona El Molino

by Artur Moral
May 23, 2025

Shai Maestro El Molino Barcelona, Spain May 16, 2025 The Barcelöna Concert?The intense crimson decor of El Molino, once a café-concert hall devoted to revue and cabaret, now a splendidly renovated space dedicated to all genres of music--with a special emphasis on contemporary jazz--hosted a special night with Shai Maestro. This ...

Torino Jazz Festival 2025, Part 1

by Antonio Baiano
May 5, 2025

Part 1 | Part 2A collection of photos from the Torino Jazz Festival in Torino, Italy from April 23rd, 2025 to April 30th, 2025 featuring Vijay Iyer, Amaro Freitas, Lakecia Benjamin, Enrico Rava, Furio Di Castri, Gabriele Mirabassi, Fausto Ferraiuolo, Tiziano Tononi, Roberto Ottaviano, Margaux Oswald, Jan Bang, Eivind Aarset, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits, ...