Swedish Jazz Avant-Garde | listening to records

This record listening session is dedicated to Swedish jazz and improvisational music—from the late 1970s to the present day. The listening session will be led by our guest from Sweden, Clas-Håkan Andersson—president of a jazz club and an expert on the history of the Swedish jazz scene and its musicians.

Roland Keijser, tenor saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, found inspiration in US jazz music, but he was also influenced by Swedish and North African folk music.

Bengt “Frippe” Nordström, a self-made saxophonist, went his own way. Initially influenced by traditional jazz and bebop, he later encountered the music of Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. This changed his musical perspective completely, and he started to play “spontaneous and natural music”.

Peeter Uuskyla is a drummer who searches for the untouchable sounds of simple music. We will hear him play solo as well as collaborate with free jazz icon Peter Brötzmann.

Christer Bothén is a veteran among Swedish improvisers who was inspired by music from Mali and Morocco, and his collaboration with trumpeter Don Cherry is legendary. We will hear him together with a younger generation of Swedish improvisers.

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Important: This event is not a concert. In a specially designed chamber setting, while listening to high-fidelity records of the highest quality, you will be able to experience the unique emotional depth of the music and appreciate the nuances of the performances.

Programme – muzikosmagija.lt