Kåre Garnes | |
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Born |
Bergen, Hordaland |
8 November 1954
Origin | Norway |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Upright bass |
Labels |
Odin Records Gemini Records |
Associated acts |
Kåre Garnes Trio "Changes" "Ny Bris" "Monk Moods» |
Website | Kåre Garnes on Myspace |
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 & Ole Thomsen, and in a series of Norwegian Jazz bands.
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.
In 2010–12 he has performed a series of gigs on Oslo jazz clubb's 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.