Jon Balke (1955) was born in Furnes, Norway, and has been a professional musician since 1974. Balke has no formal education in music or composition and has mainly worked within the realm of improvised music. His main instrument has been the piano and this has led, in time, to the use of electronic keyboards.
He began composing for larger ensembles in 1982, first and foremost for Oslo 13, a 'small' big band, and has since composed works for the theatre and various chamber ensembles, in addition to big bands and jazz ensembles, such as Masqualero, Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra and Batagraf.
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Stations that played Jon Balke in the last 30 days
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SomaFM Sonic Universe (128k MP3)
United States · Electronic - 3×
Couleurs JAZZ
France · Post-Bop - 3×
SomaFM Sonic Universe (256k MP3)
United States · Electronic - 3×
SomaFM Sonic Universe (32k AAC)
United States · Electronic - 2×
SomaFM Sonic Universe (128k AAC)
United States · Electronic - 2×
SomaFM Sonic Universe (64K AAC)
United States · Electronic - 1×
Polushon
Sweden · Rock - 1×
CouleursJAZZ
France · Jazz
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