Jon Balke (1955) was born in Furnes, Norway, and has been a professional mu… Read Full Bio ↴Jon Balke (1955) was born in Furnes, Norway, and has been a professional musician since 1974. Balke has no formal education in music or composition and has mainly worked within the realm of improvised music. His main instrument has been the piano and this has led, in time, to the use of electronic keyboards.
He began composing for larger ensembles in 1982, first and foremost for Oslo 13, a 'small' big band, and has since composed works for the theatre and various chamber ensembles, in addition to big bands and jazz ensembles, such as Masqualero, Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra and Batagraf.
Balke's activities in music have always been two-fold. On the one hand, there is a search for maximum spontaneity through the establishing of orchestras which are increasingly based on pure improvisation, a development that has culminated in his very successful trio Jøkleba with Audun Kleive and Per Jørgensen (keys, percussion, and trumpet). On the other hand, there is a search for thoroughly composed chamber music, with an orchestral expression that goes beyond traditional forms, a development that can be traced in the pieces Su Marna Ta (1987), Ø (1988), Plan 1 (1990), Gabo De (1991) and Il Cenone (1992).
He began composing for larger ensembles in 1982, first and foremost for Oslo 13, a 'small' big band, and has since composed works for the theatre and various chamber ensembles, in addition to big bands and jazz ensembles, such as Masqualero, Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra and Batagraf.
Balke's activities in music have always been two-fold. On the one hand, there is a search for maximum spontaneity through the establishing of orchestras which are increasingly based on pure improvisation, a development that has culminated in his very successful trio Jøkleba with Audun Kleive and Per Jørgensen (keys, percussion, and trumpet). On the other hand, there is a search for thoroughly composed chamber music, with an orchestral expression that goes beyond traditional forms, a development that can be traced in the pieces Su Marna Ta (1987), Ø (1988), Plan 1 (1990), Gabo De (1991) and Il Cenone (1992).
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Adrian Navia
Extraordinaria composición !
Sound Shine Association
Envoutant... On adore.
earsiren
Exquisite!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maria-Emilia
bellisimo!
Ebo del bianco
UN ENSEMBLE STREPITOSO
고혈압무분할
similar with korean traditional 🎶
Der Ba2k3n
Iiiiii
dsdfsdf dsfsdfds
fusion music is a fail.
jagrblood
Why?
Bjørn-Petter Tøsse
Yeah, I'm interested to hear what can't be classified as "fusion music". Isn't everything that?