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Jan Bang

Norwegian musician and record producer
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Jan Bang

Summary

Jan Bang is a human[1]. He was born in Kristiansand[2]. He was born on August 27, 1968[3]. He worked as a disc jockey[4], composer[5], jazz musician[6], and record producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jan Bang was born in Kristiansand[2].
  • Jan Bang was born on August 27, 1968[3].
  • Jan Bang held citizenship in Norway[9].
  • Jan Bang's professions included disc jockey[4].
  • Jan Bang worked as a composer[5].
  • Jan Bang's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Jan Bang's professions included record producer[7].
  • Jan Bang received the Q19459206[10].
  • Jan Bang is recorded as male[11].
  • Jan Bang's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jan Bang's genre is jazz[13].
  • Jan Bang's record label is recorded as ECM Records[14].
  • Jan Bang's Commons category is recorded as Jan Bang[15].
  • Jan Bang's family name is recorded as Bang[16].
  • Jan Bang's given name is recorded as Jan[17].
  • Jan Bang's official website is recorded as https://janbang.org/[18].
  • Jan Bang's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[19].
  • Jan Bang's start of work period is recorded as 1980[20].
  • Jan Bang's copyright representative is recorded as TONO[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: NO[23]

  • Began / founded: 1968-08-21[24]

  • Genre(s): electronica, jazz, jazz rock[25]

  • Community tags: electronica, jazz, jazz rock[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1a5edb78-1fd2-40f2-b61a-dd76bafb219b[27]

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Origins and Family

Born in Kristiansand[2], Jan Bang… he was born on August 27, 1968[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include disc jockey[4], composer[5], jazz musician[6], and record producer[7].

Recognition

Jan Bang received the Q19459206[10].

Why It Matters

Jan Bang ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jan Bang born?

Born in Kristiansand[2], Jan Bang…

What did Jan Bang do for work?

Jan Bang worked as disc jockey[4], composer[5], jazz musician[6], and record producer[7].

What awards did Jan Bang receive?

Honors received include Q19459206[10].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . cosmopolite.no. cosmopolite.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jan
    Family name → Bang
    Country of citizenship → Norway
    Website → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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