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Nils Jansen

1959 – 2021

Jazz saxophonist

Jazz musician Composer Saxophonist
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About Nils Jansen

Lived 1959 – 2021 (aged 61). Nils Jansen was a Norwegian jazz musician, composer, saxophonist, musician and music teacher.

Nils Jansen (born 30 March 1959 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), known from several recordings and jazz orchestras.

Career Jansen attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1995–98), and joined band like Ellipse, Per Husby Quintet, "Trondheim Big Band" and Søyr. After moving to Oslo, he has played within orchestras like "Radiostorbandet", med Espen Rud Sextet, Trygve Seim Ensemble, Magni Wentzel Sextet, "Sharp 9", and musicians like Christina Bjordal, Staffan William-Olsson and Håkon Storm.

Discography

Within Søyr 1988: Vectors (Hot Club)

With Karsten Brustad 1991: Intarsia (Origo Sound)

With Trygve Seim 2000: Different Rivers (ECM) 2005: Sangam (ECM)

Within Østenfor Sol 2001: Troillspel (MajorStudio)

Within the Magni Wentzel Sextet 2001: Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Norway Music)

With Helge Sunde & Norske Store Orkester 2006: Denada (ACT), feat. Olga Konkova & Marilyn Mazur

Within Trondheim Jazz Orchestra 2009: What If? A Counterfactual Fairytale (MNJ), feat. Erlend Skomsvoll 2011: Migrations (MNJ), feat. Øyvind Brække 2011: Kinetic Music (MNJ), feat. Magic Pocket

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Important facts

Born
30 March 1959, Haugesund Municipality
Birth century
20th century
Died
25 January 2021
Occupation
Jazz musician, composer, saxophonist, musician, Music teacher
Nationality
Norway
Education
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

People in Nils Jansen's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Magni Wentzel
Magni Wentzel
b. 1945
Jazz musician
 Portrait of Trygve Seim
Trygve Seim
b. 1971
Jazz musician
 Portrait of Erlend Skomsvoll
Erlend Skomsvoll
b. 1969
Jazz musician
 Portrait of Marilyn Mazur
Marilyn Mazur
1955 – 2025
Percussionist
 Portrait of Helge Sunde
Helge Sunde
b. 1965
Composer
 Portrait of Olga Konkova
Olga Konkova
b. 1969
Pianist
 Portrait of Per Husby
Per Husby
b. 1949
Linguist
 Portrait of Staffan William-Olsson
Staffan William-Olsson
b. 1959
Jazz musician

Contemporaries

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David Blackwell
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Margaret Burbidge
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Astronomer
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1919 – 2013
Design engineer
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Biochemist
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George Porter
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Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Nils Jansen?

Jazz saxophonist

When was Nils Jansen born?

Nils Jansen was born on 30 March 1959 in Haugesund Municipality.

When did Nils Jansen die?

Nils Jansen died on 25 January 2021.

What was Nils Jansen's occupation?

Nils Jansen was a jazz musician, composer, saxophonist, musician and music teacher.

What nationality was Nils Jansen?

Nils Jansen was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nils Jansen

· Wikidata: Q16193167

· DBpedia: Nils Jansen

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