Ingar Zach (born 29 June 1971 in

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) is a Norwegian percussionist and businessman, known from several recordings.

Career

In the 1990s Zach played within

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and 'Harnihomba', while studying music at the

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(1993) and composition on Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium (1994–97). Within the trio 'Tri-Dim' (1997–2000) he released two albums together with

Håkon Kornstad Håkon Games Kornstad (born 5 April 1977 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute and live looping) and classically trained singer (tenor), known from bands such as Wibutee and Kornstad Trio, and col ...

(saxophone) and

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(guitar). With the steel guitarist

Ivar Grydeland Ivar Grydeland (born 1 October 1976) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer raised in Kongsberg. Career Grydeland was born in Trondheim, Norway, and studied jazz guitar at the Norwegian Academy of Music (1996–2000, and 2001–20 ...

he established the record label Sofa, releasing improvisational music (2000), a collaboration that led to a master's degree in

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(2004) and the trio

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including with Tonny Kluften (five albums, 2013). Zach also collaborated in a duo with

free jazz Free jazz is an experimental approach to jazz improvisation that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s when musicians attempted to change or break down jazz conventions, such as regular tempos, tones, and chord changes. Musicians during ...

guitarist Derek Bailey (1930–2005), the Norwegian ditto Anders Hana, within the Norwegian trio 'No Spaghetti Edition' (four releases), and in the two orchestras

Batagraf Batagraf (established 2005 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian percussion ensemble, created and led by Jon Balke. Formed in 2003, the concept of the group was to research and investigate the relation between rhythm and language, inspired by various A ...

and

Magnetic North Orchestra Magnetic North Orchestra established in Oslo, Norway (1992–2005) was a Norwegian jazz orchestra, created and led by Jon Balke. MNO was originally a jazz ensemble inspired by Oslo 13, put together with strings and percussion. As Olympic musica ...

led by

Jon Balke Jon Georg Balke (born 7 June 1955) is a Norwegian jazz pianist who leads the Magnetic North Orchestra. He is the younger brother of saxophonist Erik Balke. Career Balke started playing classical piano but switched to blues at 12, though he pe ...

. In addition Zach has played on releases by

Karl Seglem Karl Seglem (born 8 July 1961 in Årdalstangen, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone and bukkehorn), composer and producer, known from a series of combined jazz and traditional music releases, as well as leading his own record label ...

and Carl Petter Opsahl. He lives in

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(2004), from which he runs the record label Sillòn of solo albums (subsidiary of Sofa, which is now headed by Grydeland).

Discography

Solo albums

;Within 'Mural' including Kim Myhr and Jim Denley *2010: ''Nectars of Emergence'' (Sofa Records) *2011: ''Live at the Rothko Chapel'' (Rothko Chapel Productions)

Collaborations

;Duo with

*2000: ''Visiting Ants'' (Sofa Records) *2004: ''You Should Have Seen Me Before We First Met'' (Sofa Records) *2011: ''Lady Lord'' (Sofa Records), live as Emo Albino at

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;Duo with Derek Bailey *2000: ''Ilaer'' (Sofa), live at the Concert Stage Blå ;Within No Spaghetti Edition *2001: ''Listen... And Tell Me What It Was'' (Sofa Records) *2002: ''Pasta Variations'' (Sofa Records) *2003: ''Real Time Satellite Data'' (Sofa Records) *2006: ''Sketches of a Fusion'' (Sofa Records), featuring

Christian Wallumrød Christian Wallumrød (born 26 April 1971 in Kongsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, organ and electronic keyboards) and composer, and is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the younger Norwegian generation, known from ...

;With

Philipp Wachsmann Philipp John Paul Wachsmann (born 5 August 1944) is an African avant-garde jazz/jazz fusion violinist born in Kampala, Uganda, probably better known for having founded his own group Chamberpot. He has worked with many musicians in the free jazz id ...

, Charlotte Hug and Ivar Grydeland *2002: ''Wazahugy'' (Sofa Records) ;Within HISS including with Tonny Kluften, Pat Thomas and Ivar Grydeland *2003: ''Zahir'' (Rossbin Records) ;With

Jaap Blonk Jaap Blonk (born 1953, Woerden) is a Dutch avant-garde composer and performance artist. Blonk is primarily self-taught both as a sound artist and as a visual/stage performer.Jaap Blonkat Allmusic He studied physics, mathematics, and musicology fo ...

and Ivar Grydeland *2004: ''Improvisors'' (Kontrans Records) ;As Ivar Grydeland/Thomas Lehn/Ingar Zach trio *2006: ''Szc Zcz Cze Zec Eci Cin'' (Musica Genera) ;Within

trio including with Ivar Grydeland and Tonny Kluften *2006: ''For The Middle Class'' (

Rune Grammofon Rune Grammofon is a Norwegian record label founded in 1998 by Rune Kristoffersen. Rune Grammofon's reputation for lovingly issued experimental electronic music, jazz, and improvised music by Norwegian artists has grown over the years with its art ...

) *2008: ''Eco, Arches & Eras'' (Rune Grammofon) *2011: ''For Flowers, Cars And Merry Wars'' ( Hubro Music) *2011: ''Splashgirl/Huntsville'' (Hubro Music), together with Splashgirl *2013: ''Past Increasing, Future Receding '' (Hubro Records) ;Within Dans Les Arbres including with Ivar Grydeland, Xavier Charles and

*2008: ''Dans Les Arbres'' (

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) *2012: ''Canopée'' (ECM Records) ; LabField *2008: ''Fishforms'' (Bottrop-Boy) *2010: ''Collab'' (Hubro Music) *2014: ''Bucket Of Song'' (list of Hubro albums, Hubro Music) ;With

Arve Henriksen Arve Henriksen (born 22 March 1968) is a Norwegian trumpeter. Career Henriksen was born in Stranda and educated on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium; he later studied music pedagogy, while he played in «Bodega Band» (1987� ...

*2013: ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zach, Ingar 1971 births Living people Musicians from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian drummers 21st-century Norwegian drummers Norwegian jazz drummers Male drummers Norwegian percussionists Norwegian jazz composers Avant-garde jazz musicians University of Oslo alumni Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni 20th-century drummers Male jazz composers 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Incus Records artists Rune Grammofon artists