Jazz Articles about Andreas Gidlund

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Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon

by Neil Duggan
February 13, 2024

The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra has been together since 1984--40 years at this writing. That is quite an achievement. especially in an age where large ensembles make little financial sense. In 1986, Bob Brookmeyer joined the band as a guest, eventually leading to his compositions featuring on their debut album, Dreams (Dragon, 1988). Subsequently, they have played with artists such as Maria Schneider and The Yellowjackets and undertaken numerous worldwide tours. Operating similarly to a jazz collective, all the ...

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Andreas Gidlund: The Happiest Man Alive

by Mark Sabbatini
January 7, 2006

There's something strange about how modern jazz often defies the laws of physics, which specify that two particles of matter can't occupy the same space at the same time.

Swedish saxophonist Andreas Gidlund's The Happiest Man Alive is a Michael Brecker-like fusing of contemporary jazz hooks with post bop calking (mostly the latter), the sort of thing that can please listeners in both camps while not hitting the pinnacle of either. It's a solid start-to-finish collection of originals ...