Jan Bang

Professor

Department of Popular Music

Email: jan.bang@uia.no
Phone: +47 38141557
Mobile phone: +4790618126

Office K2022 (Universitetsveien 25, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway)

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Areas of responsibility

The musical spheres Jan Bang work in revolve around such luminaries as David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Jon Hassell and Dai Fujikura. From his work as successful pop producer in the 1990s his creative thrust and pioneering work in developing the concept of live remix - improvising with electronics alongside more conventional instruments and performers - has led today to him being constantly in-demand as producer and performer.

In 2005 he launched, together with Erik Honore the internationally renowned Punkt Festival where Bang’s creative use of live sampling, his own musical instrument, works within the framework of overlapping concerts one being the original, the other the remix. The Punkt brand has gained a reputation amongst musicians as being artist friendly and always putting the musicians needs first. Punkt already traveled abroad to the UK, Germany, Paris and visited Tallinn in spring 2011.

Bang’s recent recorded work includes the acclaimed CDs Died In The Wool by David Sylvian, Cartography by Arve Henriksen, Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset and Jon Hassell’s Last Night the Moon Came, the latter three on ECM. Jan Bang´s solo releases includes the albums…and Poppies from Kandahar (Samadhisound) and the new release Narrative from the Subtropics (Jazzland).

As a live performing musician Bang played at jazz festivals all over Europe, in the US, Australia, Asia and performed at places like Carnegie Hall, Royce Hall (UCLA) , Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Royal Opera House, Queen Elisabeth Hall, Kings Place (London), Robert Schumann Saal (Düsseldorf) Gewandhaus (Leipzig), Manzoni Theatre (Milano) and the concert house in the Forbidden City (Bejing).

Performances include amongst others at Sidney Opera House as part of Brian Eno´s festival in 2009. Also, including are concerts at Moderna Museet and the Concert House in Stockholm with Mezzo sopran Anne Sofie von Otter and was invited by Jan Garbarek to play on duo at the opening ceremony of the National library in Oslo.

Long time collaborating partners include: Arve Henriksen (2002-dd); Sidsel Endresen (2000-dd); Eivind Aarset (1996-dd); Nils Petter Molvær (2005-08); Jon Hassell (2008-11) and Bugge Wesseltoft (1996-99).

New aquaintances include Jason Moran in Molde Jazz iin 2013; Tigran Hamasyan (US) duo at Enjoy Jazz, Mannheim; Hamid Drake at the Manzoni Theatre, Milano; Trilok Gurtu in Hamburg; Marilyn Mazur at Copenhagen Jazz Festival; Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt. Concerts with Dave Douglas, Nasheet Waits, Jan Garbarek, David Sylvian, Anne Sofie von Otter, Dhafer Youssef, Hamid Drake, Toyah Willcox, Robyn Schulkowsky etc.

Punkt, about to reach its fifteenth anniversary in 2019, is a particularly good example of what’s right about the Norwegian approach to culture; a very Norwegian idea that has gone completely global. Not just a festival, but a concept, one that is about taking music of any genre and, immediately after its performance, remixing it live and engaging additional live musicians, Punkt has become a moveable feast, invited to festivals around the world (in locations including the Moers Jazz Festival, Banlieues Bleues (Paris), London Jazz Festival, Vic Festival (Barcelona), Tallinn Music Week, Enjoy Jazz (Mannheim), Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt), Elbjazz Hamburg, and with more being added each year), where it not only brings Norwegian artists to help further the cause of Norwegian cultural export; it also collaborates with musicians from whatever country/city it’s in, building an ever-expanding international network of musicians, media, presenters and fans who may not have known each other before, but who now continue to collaborate on various levels. To put some context into it, some of the artists who have been involved in Punkt collaborations include ex-Led Zeppelin bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, American Fourth World Music progenitor, trumpeter Jon Hassell, British avant-songsmith David Sylvian, Germany’s Ensemble Modern and J. Peter Schwalm, Finland’s Vladislav Delay and Estonia’s Weekend Guitar Trio.

- Oslo october 7, 2014

Publications

Other

Duch, Michael Francis; Bang, Jan; Honoré, Erik; Wastell, Mark & Toop, David (2023). Wunderkammer - åpning av Punktfestivalen 2023.
Bang, Jan (2023). Punkt | Stillefelt - Modest Utopias. Show summary
Modest Utopias is a powerful collaborative album between British trio Stillefelt and a temporary Punkt collective led by producers/musicians Jan Bang and Erik Honoré, featuring music students from the University of Agder.
Bang, Jan (2023). Turiya - Hamid Drake.
Bang, Jan (2023). Nils Petter Molvær Khmer.
Bang, Jan (2023). Simin Tander & Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2023). Reading the Air.
Bang, Jan (2023). Matthew Barley - Electric: Noticing Things: Replica; Flooded Corridors; Implanted Memories.
Bang, Jan (2023). Punkt live remix av Maria W Horn.
Bang, Jan (2023). Michiyo Yagi, Dai Fujikura, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang: Paris.
Bang, Jan (2023). Michiyo Yagi trio feat. Jan Bang & Eivind Aarset: Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin.
Duch, Michael Francis; Toop, David; Bang, Jan & Honoré, Erik (2022). Sidsel Endresen 70th anniversary tribute concert.
Bang, Jan (2022). Hamid Drake´s Turiya: Honoring Alice Coltrane.
Bang, Jan (2022). Tolerance and Chemistry: Audun Kleive & Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2022). David Sylvian - Sleepwalkers r(2022 reissue).
Bang, Jan (2022). Dai Fujikura / Jan Bang - The Bow Maker.
Bang, Jan (2022). Jan Bang / Dai Fujikura - Satellite Sister.
Bang, Jan (2022). Masterclass St. Louis, Roma.
Bang, Jan (2022). Jon Hassell Minnekonsert.
Bang, Jan (2022). Som et sakte roterende prisme. Klassekampen. ISSN 0805-3839.
Bang, Jan (2022). Michiyo Yagi / Jan Bang: Through A Looking Glass.
Bang, Jan; Kløw Askedalen, Benedikte; Isachsen, Kristian; Lindtner, Eirik; Ulas, Canberk & Hellesnes Revold, Alexandra (2021). Stillefeldt vs Punkt (samarbeid mellom Birmingham City University / Punkt / UiA.
Bang, Jan (2021). Jan Bang / Eivind Aarset - Yverdon les Bains.
Bang, Jan (2021). Compound full of bones, translucent thousands.
Bang, Jan (2021). Bang/Toop/Wastell - Compound full of bones, translucent thousands.
Bang, Jan (2021). Southern Edge: Arve Henriksen / Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2021). Quator iXi / Michele Rabbia / Eivind Aarset / Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2021). Doglover95 & Jan Bang - Ughh.
Bang, Jan (2021). Eivind Aarset - Phantasmagoria, or a different kind of journey.
Bang, Jan (2021). Music and Media.
Bang, Jan (2021). Dark Star Safari - Walk Through Lightly.
Bang, Jan (2021). Jan Bang / Ensemble Modern - With These Hands.
Bang, Jan (2021). Two Predators Circle Above A Forest.
Bang, Jan (2021). Common Day Affair (silence and near silence) - Milano Movie Week.
Bang, Jan (2021). Towards Language Live at Kunstlerhaus Mousonturm.
Norbakken, Hilde; Bang, Jan & Aarseth, Eivind S. (2020). "Before The Wedding".
Bang, Jan (2020). Cristina Zavalloni - For The Living .
Bang, Jan (2020). Jon Hassell - Seeing Through Sound.
Bang, Jan (2020). Jan Bang / Ensemble Modern - With these hands live@Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt .
Bang, Jan (2020). Eivind Aarset / Jan Bang - Snow Catches on her Eyelashes.
Bang, Jan (2019). Battleship Potemkin.
Bang, Jan (2019). Unbroken.
Bang, Jan (2019). Revolusjonens Datter.
Bang, Jan (2019). Dark Star Safari.
Bang, Jan (2019). Eivind Aarset / Jan Bang: Snow catches on her Eyelashes.
Bang, Jan (2019). Unbroken.
Bang, Jan (2019). Punkt live remix at Domkirken.
Bang, Jan (2019). Lighthouse serenade: Professor Bang wonders on creativity and discusses composing/production methods, playing examples from different recordings and from his own catalogue.
Bang, Jan (2019). Punkt live remix of Michiyo Yagi.
Bang, Jan (2019). Jan Bang/Ensemble Modern - With These Hands.
Bang, Jan (2019). Unbroken: Trio iXi/Aarset/Bang/Rabbia.
Bang, Jan (2019). Dark Star Safari.
Bang, Jan & Lacey, Genevieve (2019). Pleasure Garden - Outdoor installation at Felbrigg Hall, Norwich.
Bang, Jan (2019). Ensemble Modern / Jan Bang - With these hands.
Dybo, Tor & Bang, Jan (2018). Satser på internasjonale musikkforskningssamarbeid. [Internet]. Nyheter UiA hjemmeside.
Brodtkorb, Henrik Johannes; Bang, Jan & Grov, Miriam (2018). "Small Deposits" Intervju. [TV]. NRK.
Bang, Jan (2018). Unbroken: Trio iXi/Bang/Aarset/Rabbia.
Bang, Jan (2018). Spirit Cave, Salzburg.
Bang, Jan (2018). Nysferatu .
Bang, Jan (2018). EJN Global Perspective on Jazz.
Bang, Jan (2018). EJN Global Perspective.
Bang, Jan (2018). Punkt Live remix av Ryuichi Sakamoto: Cantus Omnibus Unus.
Bang, Jan (2018). Arve Henriksen & Jan Bang Live at Satu Mare.
Bang, Jan (2018). Sidsel Endresen & Jan Bang: Demetrio Stratos concert National Opera, Athens.
Bang, Jan (2018). Arve Henriksen Towards Language Concert.
Bang, Jan (2018). Sean Mac Erlaine Music for Empty Ears.
Bang, Jan (2018). Sidsel Endresen / Jan Bang in concert.
Bang, Jan (2018). Arve Henriksen Towards Language in concert.
Bang, Jan (2018). Sidsel Endresen / Jan Bang: HUM.
Bang, Jan (2018). Seán Mac Elaine: Music For Empty Ears.
Bang, Jan & Brodtkorb, Henrik Johannes (2018). Small Deposits.
Bang, Jan (2018). Sly & Robbie meet Nils Petter Molvær.
Bang, Jan (2017). Til Brønner / Nils Petter Molvær Jazz talk.
Bang, Jan (2017). Cristina Zavalloni: Vaga Luna.
Bang, Jan (2017). Sidsel Endresen & Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2017). Battleship Potemkin.
Dybo, Tor; Bang, Jan & Erik, Honoré (2017). Project Meeting in International Research Network in Global Jazz Studies.
Bang, Jan (2017). Revolusjonens datter.
Bang, Jan (2017). Arve Henriksen Alte Oper Frankfurt.
Bang, Jan (2017). Daniel Lanois Punkt live remix.
Bang, Jan (2017). Sidsel Endresen & David Toop Punkt live remix.
Bang, Jan (2017). Punkt Festival.
Bang, Jan (2017). Sidsel Endresen / Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2017). Spirit Cave Marilyn Mazur/Nils Petter Molvær/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang.
Bang, Jan (2017). Atmosphérès.
Bang, Jan (2017). In an Autumn Garden.
Bang, Jan (2017). Samuel Rohrer & Jan Bang live at Roter Salon Berlin.
Bang, Jan (2017). Arve Henriksen: Towards Language.
Bang, Jan (2017). The height of the Reeds.
Bang, Jan (2017). Takemitsu: In an Autumn Garden - Live remix.
Bang, Jan (2017). The Height of the Reeds.
Bang, Jan (2017). Punkt / Nils Petter Molvær / Eivind Aarset.
Bang, Jan (2017). Sidsel Endresen.
Bang, Jan (2017). Punkt London.
Bang, Jan (2017). The Height of the Reeds.
Bang, Jan (2017). PUNKT, Solisten des Ensemble Musikfabrik, Sidsel Endresen.
Bang, Jan (2017). John Person / Punkt.
Bonnár Stjernø, Lisa; Lislevand, Rolf; Bang, Jan; Nystrøm, Rolf-Erik & Hargreaves, David J. (2016). Exploraria - intimacy in music. Show summary
Intimacy in Music A dialogue between singer Lisa Bonnár and musician and music psychologist David Hargreaves How can classical musical performers who play a repertoire from the distant past create musical intimacy with an audience today? This is the main topic of this paper, which will be explored through an open dialogue between the singer and artist Lisa Bonnár and music psychologist David Hargreaves. The latter has explored this field over the years, through practice as well as theory-oriented research, and he will draw upon new and old insights from the highly interdisciplinary field of music psychology, in close conversation with Lisa Bonnár. When we hear a musical performance, our different responses to it include emotions (positive or negative, powerful or weak); preferences (likes or dislikes), and judgements (high or low quality). How are these responses related to each other? And are they based mostly on the music itself, on the performer, or on the situation in which the performance takes place (eg in a concert hall, by a busker in the street, or playing as background music in a restaurant?) Music psychology can throw light not only on our responses to music, but also on the ways in which the composer, the improviser and the performer communicate with their audiences. It also investigates the nature of musical creativity and musical identity, as well as the many positive benefits that music can bring – to our thinking, to our social lives, to our emotional expressiveness, and to our physical and mental well-being. In addition, how can these psychological insights about how we experience and perceive music be used in a conscious way by the performers themselves? Or can theoretical or experimental complexity from the music psychology field only be explored in books and articles and not be manifested through a live performance? Intimacy in musical communication refers to the emotional connection that is established between the musician and the listener during the performance. It involves a sense of closeness, vulnerability, and connection that is created through the sharing of musical expression. Musicians can create intimacy through a variety of means, including their tone, phrasing, dynamics, and overall musical expression. By conveying emotion through their playing or singing, they can create a sense of connection and shared experience with their audience. Listeners can also contribute to the sense of intimacy by actively engaging with the music and allowing themselves to be moved by it. This can involve focusing on the details of the performance, responding emotionally to the music, and being present in the moment. Intimacy in musical communication is not limited to live performances. Recorded music can also create a sense of intimacy, as listeners can feel a personal connection to the musicians even in the absence of a live performance. This is especially true when the music reflects personal experiences or emotions that resonate with the listener. Overall, intimacy in musical communication is an important aspect of the art form, as it allows musicians and listeners to connect emotionally and share a meaningful experience through music.
Dreyer, Bjørn Charles & Bang, Jan (2016). Doing It To Death.
Bang, Jan (2016). Improvisasjon.
Bang, Jan (2016). Beethoven mixed.

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