Jazz Articles about John Hogman

About John Hogman

Album Review

John Högman, who played only baritone sax on his debut as leader (Reduce Speed, Sittel 2004), spreads his wings wider on Frozen Dreams, seeking to evade monotony by mixing things up. Högman not only plays soprano, tenor and baritone but lends a hand on keyboards, rhythm guitar and “rhythm programming. He also varies the size and makeup of his group, uses special effects to underline his concepts, and generally places rhythm in the forefront.

As Högman wrote and arranged everything, ...

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Album Review

The John Hogman Quartet: Reduce Speed

Read "Reduce Speed" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 2, 2004

Having heard Gerry Mulligan, Lars Gullin, Nick Brignola, Pepper Adams, Serge Chaloff, Ronnie Cuber, Gary Smulyan, Cecil Payne, Jack Nimitz, Claire Daly and so many other superb baritone saxophonists, I never thought I'd encounter another one who'd adrenalize my senses the way they could. And now I stand corrected. Trust me, Sweden's John Högman proves on Reduce Speed that he deserves at least to be mentioned in the same breath with those acclaimed standard-bearers.

So who is this guy and ...