Collecting tracks from two ecm albums and nine of ten tracks from the long outofprint solarized originally released in 1999 on the emarcy label, this 2cd set is an instant archival gem. Jon balke 1955 was born in furnes, norway, and has been a professional musician since 1974. Diverted travels by jon balke, magnetic north orchestra. Jon georg balke born 7 june 1955 is a norwegian jazz pianist who leads the magnetic north orchestra. This twocd anthology, assembled by norwegian pianist jon balke, contains music from a trilogy of albums made in the period 1993 to 2001 by the magnetic north orchestra, drawing upon the same core of musicians, with audun kleive and anders jormin as the ensembles pulsating engine and morten halle, per jrgensen and, later, arve henriksen as the leading melodic improvising.
Debut solo piano session by norwegian pianistcomposer, whos led the ecm projects masqualero, magnetic north orchestra and batagraf. Jon balke is probably best known for his association with bassist arild andersen, but his cv includes works for trombone and electronics, string quartet and a. He has written extensive compositional works for a vast variety of ensembles and projects like ballets, theatre. Magnetic north orchestra established in oslo, norway 19922005 was a norwegian jazz orchestra, created and led by jon balke. Diverted travels by john kelman say and play by john kelman say and play by aaj italy staff extended analysis. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He began with classical piano, but switched to blues at 12, though today he performs within several genres. Jon balke started as a professional at the age of 19 in arild andersen quartet, and went on forming collaborative groups like e.
Jon balke, director of the magnetic north orchestra and oslo, has never recorded a solo piano set before its quite remarkable when one thinks of his facility as both a composer and an improviser, and as a musician who can rely on the pianos original tenets as a percussion instrument quite strikingly as he does as a member. The latest on anodyne from 2012 was based on the poem anodyne by yusuf komunyakaa, and has led to the comission of a new piece with trondheim voices, munchen chamber orchestra and jon balke, where the string group merges with the voices to become. Jon ebersons jazzpunkensemble, jokleba, magnetic north orchestra, masqualero, miki ndoye orchestra. A member of the magnetic north orchestra, balke has also released. Book of velocities, an album by jon balke on spotify. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Magnetic works confirms keyboardist and composer jon balke as one of the most important and eclectic voices of norwegian jazz. Jon balke extended analysis john kelman ecm records nils petter molv. He has been featured as leadercomposerarrangerkeyboardist of oslo, magnetic north orchestra and siwan, and as solo pianist on book of velocities. Later he was a cofounder of the masqualero group, with andersen and jon christensen. Nov 02, 2017 jon balke 1955 was born in furnes, norway, and has been a professional musician since 1974. Aug 19, 2012 jon balke magnetic north orchestra further jens petter antonsen lead trumpet per jorgensen trumpet, vocals morten halle alto saxophone tore brunborg tenor and soprano saxophones gertrud okland violin trond villa viola jonas frankeblom cello jon balke piano, keyboards anders jormin bass marilyn mazur percussion audun kleive drums recorded. The latest on anodyne from 2012 was based on the poem anodyne by yusuf komunyakaa, and has led to the comission of a new piece with trondheim voices, munchen chamber orchestra and jon balke, where the string group merges with the voices to become one instrument, carefully surrounded by.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jon balke at the discogs marketplace. His main instrument has been the piano and this has led, in time, to the use of electronic keyboards. Jon balke is probably best known for his association with bassist arild andersen, but his cv includes works for trombone and electronics, string quartet and. As his flagship magnetic north orchestra nears its twodecade anniversary in 20, norwegian pianistcomposerbandleader jon balke has been performing occasional shows with magnetic book, taking a fresh look at the groups repertoire through an expanded edition where its core septet is augmented with an additional six baroque string players. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Warp situates the solo piano of norways jon balke within a subtle architecture of composed soundscapes, in fluctuating dimensions of space. Norwegian pianist jon balkes firstever solo disc is a remarkable book of 19 short pieces, grouped into four chapters and an epilogue, of music composed and improvised, exploring a whole vocabulary of ideas, techniques, rhythms, textures and soundcolours. Nothing but ice the adventurous but somewhat sad monotony of unchanging landscapes time piece.
Audio cd see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price. This 2cd anthology, assembled by jon balke, contains music from a trilogy of albums made in the period 1993 to 2001 by the magnetic north orchestra, drawing upon the same core of musicians, with audun kleive and anders jormin as the ensembles pulsating engine and morten halle, per jorgensen and, later, arve henriksen as the leading melodic improvising players. Lift every voice by charles lloyd 44001878329 cd barnes. At the age of 18 he joined arild andersen s quartet. Jon balke piano recorded september 2006 at radio studio drs, zurich engineer. Jon georg balke born 7 june 1955 is a norwegian jazz pianist who leads the magnetic north. Its quite remarkable when one thinks of his facility as both a composer and an improviser, and as a musician who can rely on the pianos original tenets as a percussion instrument quite strikingly as he does as a member of. Balke has no formal education in music or composition and has mainly worked within the realm of improvised music. As olympic musical ambassador from 1993 to 1994, for the 1994 winter olympics at lillehammer, jon balke created the work magnetic north for a. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Jon balke musician music database radio swiss jazz. Jon balke, director of the magnetic north orchestra and oslo, has never recorded a solo piano set before. Magnetic works 19932001 by jon balke, released in 2012 on ecm records.
He is the younger brother of saxophonist erik balke. Jazz fusion, ecm style jazz, andalusian classical music. The great sled journey the life and deeds of knud rasmussen. This 2cd anthology, assembled by jon balke, contains music from a trilogy of albums made in the period 1993 to 2001 by the magnetic north. Jon balke magnetic works 19932001 2012, cd discogs. Jon balke and magnetic music information and media. Mno was originally a jazz ensemble inspired by oslo, put together with strings and percussion. Jon balke norwegian pianist jon balke first appeared on ecm in 1974. A year later he made his ecm debut with nonsentration. This twocd anthology, assembled by norwegian pianist jon balke, contains music from a trilogy of albums made in the period 1993 to 2001 by the magnetic north orchestra, drawing upon the same core of musicians, with audun kleive and anders jormin as the ensembles pulsating engine and morten halle, per jrgensen and, later, arve henriksen as the leading melodic improvising players. Discover book depositorys huge selection of magnet books online. Balke, jon performer, balke jon magnetic north orchestra recorder format. From a background in jazz and world music, he has gone on to compose for theatre and dance performances as well as major works for chamber groups and sinfoniettas.
Jon balke w magnetic north orchestra jon balke w magnetic north orchestra further album 2 ecm records, ecm records. Find jon balke discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Balke started playing classical piano but switched to blues at 12, though he performs within several genres. Magnetic books kongsberg kirke performance exceeded all expectations, considered by many to be amongst the best if not the best shows of. Lift every voice is a personal reaction on lloyds part to the events and aftermath of 911, expressed in purely musical terms. Magnetic north orchestra and siwan, and as solo pianist on book of velocities, a sequence of aphoristic pieces that. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Jon georg balke born 7 june 1955 at furnes, ringsaker, norway is a norwegian jazz pianist and composer currently known for his magnetic north orchestra. Its quite remarkable when one thinks of his facility as both a composer and an improviser, and as a musician who can rely on the pianos original tenets as a percussion instrument quite strikingly as he does as a. Departing from jon balkes composistions over the poetry of alandalus, the orchestra weaves lines of communication between master musicians from iran, algeria, turkey, usa and europe.
Norwegian pianist jon balke has been at the forefront of the european composed and improvised music scene for decades playing with arild andersens group, before cofounding maqualero, forming oslo and the magnetic north orchestra, which he still leads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As always, says balke, the more you explore and discover, the further you want to go, and things are not so simple anymore. Jon georg balke is a norwegian jazz pianist who leads the magnetic north orchestra. Markus heiland produced by manfred eicher we believe that mere movement is life, and that the more velocity it has, the more it expresses vitality.