Olle Steinholtz, despite his stunning technique, is a self-taught bass player. Born in 1948 he has an impressive list of credits as a freelance bassist, having accompanied many visiting American musicians to Sweden including Woody Shaw, Thad Jones and Charlie Mariano. He has also been a member of such groups as
“My playing has become more simple and more precise, I’ve come closer to what I want to say and more straightforward” says Bobo Stenson (born in1944). At the same time as this shift in his expression has taken place, the career of pianist Bobo Stenson has accelerated. Since 1988 he has
Amanda Sedgwick was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She completed her studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1995. The next year she was selected to record “Jazz in Sweden”, an annual series of recordings of young Swedish jazz artists issued by The Swedish Concert Institute. This album, titled
Esbjörn was born in 1964 and died in 2008 in a tragic accident. When he was young jazz was not an obvious part of the times for him. But rapprochement knows no boundaries. Rock, pop, jazz and funk fuse together, giving a form of expression in which the differences are outweighed
Erik was born in Kristianstad, 1981, but grew up in Linköping. None in the family was a musician. At the age of six, he got his first guitar from his grandmother. Erik taught himself in the beginning, inspired by guitar giants like BB King and Eric Clapton. At ten he started
Amanda Sedgwick was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She completed her studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1995. The next year she was selected to record “Jazz in Sweden”, an annual series of recordings of young Swedish jazz artists issued by The Swedish Concert Institute. This album, titled
Amanda Sedgwick was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She completed her studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1995. The next year she was selected to record “Jazz in Sweden”, an annual series of recordings of young Swedish jazz artists issued by The Swedish Concert Institute. This album, titled
Lena Willemark was born in 1960 in the village of Evertsberg which is situated in the province of Dalecarlia. The heritage of folk music lies deeply enrooted in Lena’s music. She plays the violin and has become the best-known interpreter of traditional folk music in Sweden. In the early Eighties while
Bass player Mads Vinding is most well known for his involvement in jazz but his musical palette stretches over a very wide range. For example, he plays together with singer Eva Madsen, and in the duo “Back to Bach” he joins with Poul Rosenbaum in exploring the musical treasure chest of
Amanda Sedgwick was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She completed her studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1995. The next year she was selected to record “Jazz in Sweden”, an annual series of recordings of young Swedish jazz artists issued by The Swedish Concert Institute. This album, titled