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| Track length: | 2:45 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842010 |
| Track length: | 5:16 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842020 |
| Track length: | 2:59 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842030 |
| Track length: | 2:52 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842040 |
| Track length: | 5:29 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842050 |
| Track length: | 3:42 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842060 |
| Track length: | 4:29 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842070 |
| Track length: | 4:30 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842080 |
| Track length: | 3:12 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842090 |
| Track length: | 3:37 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842100 |
| Track length: | 6:08 |
| Artist: | Jon Balke |
| Performer: | Morten Hannisbal |
| Marek Konstantynowicz | |
| Henrik Hannisdal | |
| Odd Hannisdal | |
| Jon Balke | |
| Composer: | Jon Balke |
| ISRC: | NOLEA9842110 |
The music is best described as airy, in the sense that Jon's compositions are treated with the utmost elegance and perfection. But at the same time it sounds almost improvised and the interplay between the written string arrangements and Balke's playing is breathtaking.
About Jon Balke:
Born 7/6 1955 Hamar, Norway start of professional careeer as musician in 1974,in various groups of improvised music in Norway, such as the groups of Radka Toneff, Arild Andersen, Karin Krogh, Jon Eberson Etc.
From 1979 numerous collective projects and recordings with musicians from India, Gambia, Germany, UK, USA and Scandinavia, including Archie Shepp, John Surman, Jon Christensen, Marilyn Mazur, Nguyen Le, Paolo Fresu and others.
From1982 Balke has composed music for theatre plays, art exhibitions, big bands, and chamber groups as well as continuing works with different jazz groups
