Nils Jansen

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| origin = Norway

| instrument = Tenor, soprano, bass saxophone, bass clarinet

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Musician, composer, arranger and music teacher

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Nils Jansen (born 30 March 1959 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), known from several recordings and jazz orchestras.{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006080714154559120622 |title=Jansen, Nils – Biografi |publisher=Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no |date=10 December 2012 |accessdate=2013-09-01}}

Career

Jansen attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1995–98), and joined band like Ellipse, Per Husby Quintet, "Trondheim Big Band" and Søyr. After moving to Oslo, he has played within orchestras like "Radiostorbandet", med Espen Rud Sextet, Trygve Seim Ensemble, Magni Wentzel Sextet, "Sharp 9", and musicians like Christina Bjordal, Staffan William-Olsson and Håkon Storm.

Jansen and Espen Rud has had a number of performances with the show Jazzmask for Rikskonsertene.{{cite web |url=http://www.rikskonsertene.no/barnogunge/0302.htm |title=Barnehagekonserter |language=Norwegian |publisher=Rikskonsertene |accessdate=2013-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061157/http://www.rikskonsertene.no/barnogunge/0302.htm |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}

Discography

Within Søyr

1988: Vectors (Hot Club)

With Karsten Brustad

1991: Intarsia (Origo Sound)

With Trygve Seim

2000: Different Rivers (ECM)
2005: Sangam (ECM){{cite web |url=https://ecmrecords.com/product/sangam-trygve-seim |title=Trygve Seim – Sangam |publisher=ECM Records |accessdate=2023-11-02 }}

Within Østenfor Sol