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Jon Georg Balke (born 7 June 1955) is a Norwegian jazz pianist who leads the Magnetic North Orchestra. He is the younger brother of saxophonist Erik Balke. [1] [2] [3] Career. Balke at Sentralen during. the 2016 Oslo Jazzfestival. Balke started playing classical piano but switched to blues at 12, though he performs within several genres.
Jon Balke is a versatile musician who has collaborated with Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, Sidsel Endresen and many others. Explore his discography of solo and group albums, featuring jazz, world music and contemporary classical influences.
Apr 26, 2022 · by Ferell Aubre. Norwegian pianist Jon Balke is back with his latest ECM Records release called Siwan – Hafla. This is the third album from the Norwegian keyboardist-composer-arranger’s ensemble Siwan, launched in 2007.
Apr 15, 2022 · April 14 2022. Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free. Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The first outing for Jon Balke’s collective Siwan,...
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Jan 25, 2018 · The region's spirit has inspired contemporary Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke — who, with his group Siwan, recently released his second album drawn from those influences, titled Nahnou...
Apr 19, 2022 · Norwegian avant-garde keyboardist and composer Jon Balke returns to his world music-influenced project Siwan after an interesting solo album released in 2020 called Discourses. Following up the releases of Siwan in 2009 and Nahnou Houm in 2017, Hafla marks his third outing with this international collective, which hybridizes baroque, Andalusian ...
