Kåre Garnes

Kåre Garnes (born 8 November 1954 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass), known for his collaborations with Bergen jazz legends like Dag Arnesen, Knut Kristiansen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale and Ole Thomsen, and in a series of Norwegian jazz bands.

Kåre Garnes
Born (1954-11-08) 8 November 1954
Bergen, Hordaland
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Upright bass
LabelsOdin Records
Gemini Records
WebsiteKåre Garnes on Myspace

Career

From the mid-1970s he was a central figure on the Bergen jazz scene, and participated such within orchestras like Knut Kristiansen/Per Jørgensen Quintet 1979–80, Ny Bris and Steam 1980–83. He moved to Oslo in 1983, and there he collaborated with musicians such as Odd Riisnæs, Bjarne Nerem, Laila Dalseth and Per Husby.[1]

In 2010–12 he has performed a series of gigs at Oslo jazz clubs with his own K. G. Trio including Svein Christiansen (drums) and Håkon Storm-Mathisen (guitar), and in the quintet "Changes" including Tom Olstad, Nils Jansen and Rune Klakegg.[2]

Discography

With Dag Arnesen
With Eli Storbekken
With Bjarne Nerem
  • 1987: More Than You Know (Gemini Records)
  • 1988: Mood Indigo (Gemini Records)
  • 2006: Embraceable You (Gemini Records), compilation
With Odd Riisnæs
  • 1988: Speak Low (Taurus Records)
  • 1990: Thoughts (Taurus Records)
With Nora Brockstedt
  • 1990: Hilsen Nora (Benoni Records)
With Knut Kristiansen
  • 1995: Monk Moods (Odin Records)
With Totti Bergh
  • 1996: Warm Valley (Gemini Records)
With Vidar Johansen Trio
Trio including Harald Gundhus and Tom Olstad
  • 1999: Don't Drop the Bop (Gemini Records)
With Tom Olstad
  • 2007: Changes – For Mingus (Ponca Jazz)

References

  1. Bergh, Johs. "Kåre Garnes Biography". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  2. "Kåre Garnes at Asker Jazzklubb Lancelot". AskerJazz.no. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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