| Nils Jansen | |
| Birth Date: | 1959 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Haugesund, Rogaland |
| Origin: | Norway |
| Instrument: | Tenor, soprano, bass saxophone, bass clarinet |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer, arranger and music teacher |
Nils Jansen (born 30 March 1959 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), known from several recordings and jazz orchestras.[1]
Jansen attended the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1995–98), and joined band like Ellipse, Per Husby Quintet, "Trondheim Big Band" and Søyr. After moving to Oslo, he has played within orchestras like "Radiostorbandet", med Espen Rud Sextet, Trygve Seim Ensemble, Magni Wentzel Sextet, "Sharp 9", and musicians like Christina Bjordal, Staffan William-Olsson and Håkon Storm.[1]
Jansen and Espen Rud has had a number of performances with the show Jazzmask for Rikskonsertene.[2]
Within Søyr
With Karsten Brustad
With Trygve Seim
Within Østenfor Sol
Within the Magni Wentzel Sextet
With Helge Sunde & Norske Store Orkester
Within Trondheim Jazz Orchestra