Jan Garbarek

Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek
	Jan Garbarek in Oslo in 2016
Background information
Born	4 March 1947 (age 77); Mysen, Østfold, Norway
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Jazz, classical, world
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument	Saxophone
Years active	1966–present
Labels	ECM, Flying Dutchman
Website	www.garbarek.com

Jan Garbarek (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈjɑːn ɡɑɾˈbɑ̀ːɾək]) (born 4 March 1947)^[1] 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 farmer's daughter. 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.^[2]

^ Hultin, Randi (2002). "Garbarek, Jan". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 1561592846.
^ "Jan Garbarek | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[New_Grove-1] Hultin, Randi (2002). "Garbarek, Jan". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 1561592846.

[Allmusic_Bio-2] "Jan Garbarek | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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