Jan Bang

Bang played with Erik Honoré in "Woodlands" (EP, 1988), and they have released two albums (2000, 2001). He has also contributed to albums with Bertine Zetlitz, Bel Canto, and has written music for the film Ballen i øyet (2000). In recent years he has played with Dhafer Youssef, and in 2004 he received the Gammleng Award i klassen studio, and together with musician colleague, Erik Honoré, he initiated "Punktfestivalen" in 2005.^[2][3]

Jan Bang is regarded as an influential Norwegian music producer, often associated with electronic music production. Bang is a musical innovator and bridge-builder who balances progressive thinking with popular appeal. He has sought ways of developing music and audiences, and by creating new meeting places and musical intersections, he has contributed to events such as “Scene Norway.”^[4] In addition to hosting “Punkt,” Bang has participated in performances at the festival, including the opening concert, where he has appeared alongside collaborators such as Arve Henriksen.^[5]

John Kelman of the All About Jazz magazine, recognized Jason Moran & Jan Bang at the Moldejazz and Arve Henriksen/Jan Bang Double CD Release Show at the Punkt Festival, Kristiansand, Norway, September 2013, as one of his 25 "Best Live Shows of 2013".^[6]

Bang has also appeared live at Music Tech Fest Berlin in 2016 ^[7] with Mercury nominee Eska, Grammy winner Simon Goff on violin and Andy Smith aka Drew Five on bass and additional samples, in a unique one-off improvised performance.

• Gammleng Award 2004, in the class Studio