Jan Garbarek

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March 4, 1947, he's 65 and Norwegian.
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An Artist with 44 releases, a member of 3 groups, and credited 8 times on others' music. 24 collaborations and 1 musical relative.

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Jan Garbarek (born 4 March 1947 in Mysen, Norway) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czeslaw Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter. Effectively stateless until the age of seven (there is no automatic grant of citizenship in Norway) Garbarek grew up in Oslo. At 21, he married Vigdis. His daughter Anja Garbarek is also a musician.

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Bebop, Jazz, Post-bop, Reggae, Avant-Garde, Chamber Music, Free Jazz, Fusion. Vote on Genres

Discography

59 releases – 44 under his own name, 7 in other groups and 8 credits on others' music Edit
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