Kåre Garnes


Kåre Garnes is a Norwegian Jazz musician,, 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.

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

Discography

;With Dag Arnesen
;With Eli Storbekken
;With Bjarne Nerem
;With Odd Riisnæs
;With Nora Brockstedt
;With Knut Kristiansen
;With Totti Bergh
;With Vidar Johansen Trio
;Trio including Harald Gundhus and Tom Olstad
;With Tom Olstad