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 Molv?r 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 Honor��, 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

Shai Maestro At Barcelona El Molino

by Artur Moral
May 23, 2025

Shai Maestro El Molino Barcelona, Spain May 16, 2025 The Barcel?na Concert?The intense crimson decor of El Molino, once a caf��-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, ...

Punkt Live Remixes Vol.2

By Sidsel Endresen

Label: Punkt Recordings
Released: 2024
Track listing: Source material from: Maja S.K. Ratkje; Ensemble Modern; Etenesh Wassie; Ensemble Modern; Eivind Aarset; Dai Fujikura; Helena Tulve; Wassie/Sourisseau'Drake; Skuli Sverrisson.

Sidsel Endresen, Jan Bang, Erik Honor��: Punkt Live Remixes Vol.2

by Chris May
October 12, 2024

The person who ought to be reviewing this album is, of course, the longtime AAJ writer and editor John Kelman/Dave Binder. Dave attended Punkt festivals on behalf of AAJ from the mid 2000s to the late 2010s, when ill-health stopped him making the long-haul flights to Norway. He was fascinated by Punkt's live- remixes, reporting on ...

Spaceways 2024

by Giuseppe Segala
May 20, 2024

Spaceways 2024 Mart, Auditorium Melotti Rovereto 17-18.5.2024 La rassegna Spaceways, giunta quest'anno alla seconda edizione, viaggia su una proposta allargata, tra jazz, elettronica, pop sofisticato, sound art, danza, performance e dj set. Il jazz ha ricevuto ampio spazio in uno dei due fine settimana della programmazione, con scelte significative che attingono ...

Eivind Aarset e Jan Bang al Roma Jazz Festival 2023

by Mario Calvitti
January 8, 2024

Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang Roma Jazz Festival 2023 Teatro Studio, Parco della Musica Roma 12.11.2023 Il chitarrista norvegese Eivind Aarset dopo una iniziale gavetta si �� fatto notare dal grosso pubblico verso la fine degli anni '90, con la partecipazione a due album pubblicati da ECM, Small Labyrinths del ...

Timeless

By Adam Rudolph

Label: Meta Records
Released: 2023

Serpentine

December 11, 2023

Album: Timeless
By Adam Rudolph
Label: Meta Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 5:20

Rob Luft: Dahab Days

by Chris May
October 6, 2023

In an interview with AAJ in 2020, Rob Luft was asked to name six all-time favourite albums. Number one on his list was Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset's Dream Logic (ECM, 2012), a duo project with electronicist Jan Bang. Said Luft: “It's an album that really sounds like dreams, it's wonderful how it floats for forty-five, fifty ...