Jon Balke

Jon Balke
Born: Jan 1, 1955 in Norway
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Styles: Post-Bop, Folk-Jazz, Modern Creative, Experimental Ambient, Structured Improvisation, Modern Composition, Modern Free
Biography: Norwegian pianist Jon Balke is an avant-garde-leaning musician with a bent toward mixing various stylistic influences, including contemporary jazz, post-bop, rock, folk, world, and classical. He released his debut album, On and On, in 1991. A year later he made his ECM debut with Nonsentration. A member ...Read full biography
Siwan
Released: 2009
Label: ECM
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Siwan, the title of keyboardist and composer Jon Balke's sixth album for ECM, is derived from a mixed language known as "Aljamiado," spoken during the Spanish Inquisition. Scholars define the word as "equilibrium" ...Read full review
Book of Velocities
Released: 2007
Label: ECM
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Simply put, there are no solo piano recordings like this one. Jon Balke, director of the Magnetic North Orchestra and Oslo 13, has never recorded a solo piano set before. It's quite remarkable when one ...Read full review
More Jon Balke albums: Main Albums (8)
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