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Jan Garbarek

Norwegian jazz saxophonist

From: Mysen, Norway
Since: 1947–present
Rating: ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Releases: 41

jazz
avant-garde jazz
contemporary jazz
gregorian chant
third stream
world fusion

About

Jan Garbarek (Norwegian pronunciation: [jɑːn ɡɑɾˈbɑ̀ːɾək]) (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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