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Sten-Aake Gustafsson

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My Jazz Story

I love jazz because it swings. I was first exposed to jazz in my thirteens by Count Basie and Duke Ellington. I met Johnny Hodges in Copenhagen in 1969! Hodges is my greatest favorite! The best show I ever attended was a solo performance by Sir Roland Hanna in Luleå, Sweden in 1991. Nirvana! The first jazz record I bought was Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen.

My House Concert Story

Woody Herman Thundering Herd Feb 29, 1976. The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, August, 1977. Woody Herman Thundering Herman, Oct 1977. Stan Getz and Bob Brookmeyer Quintet, 1978. The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Third Sacred Concert, conducted by Mercer Ellington, Dec, 1978. Stan Kenton Orchestra, 1978. I was the local promoter. All concerts took place in Joenkoeping, Sweden.

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