Rob Waring (born December 3, 1956 in Yonkers, New York) is an American-Norwegian Contemporary music composer and performer (drums and vibraphone), commonly associated with symphony orchestras and jazz ensembles.

Career

Waring studied with Roland Kohloff, who had just become timpanist of the New York Philharmonic, while still in high school. Then he continued studies on percussion at the Juilliard School with Saul Goodman and Elden "Buster" Bailey (1974–79), and earned his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees. During that period, he also took elective courses in composition with Stanley Wolfe, and studied jazz vibraphone in 1975 with Dave Samuels. He started a career as a freelance musician in New York, and worked in symphony orchestras, jazz groups, ensembles for new music, and an experimental ensemble for homemade instruments. In 1981, Waring moved to Oslo and since then has participated on numerous recordings and established the Rob Waring Trio with Frank Jakobsen and Carl Morten Iversen (1987–). He teaches at Norges Musikkhøgskole, and has played in bands like Søyr and contributed on releases by Erik Wøllo (1983), Espen Rud (1984),

Torgrim Sollid Torgrim Sollid (born 17 June 1942) is a Norwegian self-taught traditional folk musician, composer and jazz musician (trumpet, flugelhorn, and drums), known for combining folk music with jazz, and for playing in the Jan Garbarek Quartet and War ...

(1983),

Rune Klakegg Rune Klakegg (born 19 April 1955 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, the older brother of guitarist Bjørn Klakegg, and known from a number of recordings and jazz bands including Oslo 13, Cutting Edge (band), Cutting Edge ...

, Tone Hulbækmo (1986), Arve Moen Bergset (1987),

Kjell Samkopf Kjell Samkopf (born 6 April 1952, in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums) and composer, married 1993 to the dancer Mona Walderhaug (born 21 December 1956). Biography Samkopf is a central figure on the Norwegian contemporary music sc ...

(1987), Morten Halle (1988),

Lasse Thoresen __NOTOC__ Lasse Thoresen (born 18 October 1949) is a Norwegian composer whose works concentrate on a contemporary transformation of the folk-music traditions of many peoples, especially those of Scandinavia. Biography Thoresen was born in Oslo in ...

(1994), Peter Opsvik (1999), Lars Klevstrand (2000),

Torbjørn Sunde Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian jazz trombonist who has worked with Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte. Musical career ...

oktett (2001),

Elin Rosseland Elin Rosseland (born 5 April 1959 in Norway) is a singer, bandleader, and composer who studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and is known from collaborations with Vigleik Storaas, Johannes Eick, Sidsel Endresen, Eldbjørg Raknes, Christian W ...

(2004), SKRUK (2004), and on the Jon Larsen records ''Strange News From Mars'' (2007) and ''The Jimmy Carl Black Story'' (2008). At the Vossajazz 2014, Waring joined Mats Eilertsen's Rubicon, for the commissioned work.

Works (in selection)

*1984: ''Concerto for Vibraphone and Chamber orchestra'' *1996: ''Sonomatrix'', electronic installation at the Henie-Onstad Art Center in Bærum, Norway *1997: ''Sikoté Sukán'', for percussion trio *2003: ''Sax Cycles'', for 2 saxophones and electronics *2005: ''Jalan Pantai Sari'', quartertone-marimba duet *2006: ''Braided Streams'', for viola, contrabass and marimba *2009: ''Frekoté Vokán'', guitar duet *2011: ''Wellspring'', guitar trio *2011: ''Three Narratives for Solo Harp'' *2013: ''Point of Departure'', duet for vibraphone and marimba

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

;Rob Waring Trio *1992: ''Secret Red Thread'' (

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) *2001: ''Synchronize Your Watches'' ( Resonant)

Collaborations

;Trio with Jan Wiese and Erik Wøllo *1984: ''Wiese – Wøllo – Waring Trio'' (Maza) ;With Octoband *1986: ''Octoband'' (Aurora), including with Guttorm Kittelsen, Aasmund Feidje,

, Andreas Rønningen,

Morten Gunnar Larsen Morten Gunnar Larsen (born 1 October 1955) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, well known for several stride piano recordings and collaborations. Career Larsen studied classical piano at Norges Musikkhøgskole (1978). In 1975 he had h ...

and Bjørn Kjellemyr ;With Søyr *1988: ''Vectors'' (

Hot Club Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a style of small-group jazz originating from the Romani guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt (1910–53), in conjunction with the French swing violinist Stéphane G ...

) *2001: ''Alene Hjemme'' (Curling Legs) ;With Metropolitan *1999: ''Metropolitan'' (

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) *2004: ''Love Is Blind'' (Curling Legs) ;With Torbjørn Sunde Octet *2001: ''Where Is the Chet'' ( Kirkelig Kulturverksted) ;With

*2004: ''Moment'' ( NorCD) *2007: ''Elin Rosseland Trio'' (NorCD) ;With Jon Eberson Trio *2009: ''Born to Be Slow'' (NorCD) ;With

Stian Omenås Stian Omenås (born 5 May 1980) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (trumpet), music conductor and composer from Valldal in Norddal, Sunnmøre, known as leader of his own band Stian Omenås Ensemble and ""PARALLAX", and from collaborations with musicia ...

*2012: ''Klangkammer 1'' (NorCD) With John Surman *''

Invisible Threads ''Invisible Threads'' is an album by English saxophonist and composer John Surman recorded in Norway in July 2017 and released on ECM January the following year. The trio features Nelson Ayres on piano and Rob Waring on vibraphone and marimba.

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References

External links

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Rob Waring: American Composer in Norway
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