Origin Norway Genres Jazz | Name Nils Jansen | |
Born 30 March 1959 (age 65)
Haugesund, Rogaland ( 1959-03-30 ) Occupation(s) Musician, composer, arranger and music teacher Instruments Tenor, soprano, bass saxophone, bass clarinet | ||
Nils Jansen (born 30 March 1959 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), known from several recordings and jazz orchestras.
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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.
Jansen and Espen Rud has had a number of performances with the show Jazzmask for Rikskonsertene.
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References
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