Anton Dromberg & Anna Berglund

Stars – Anton Dromberg & Anna Berglund
Shimmering melodies in exceptional interplay – a long-awaited debut
 

The acclaimed duo is back with their debut album! After the "Vocal and Piano Album of the Year" (Lira, 2021), pianist Anton Dromberg and vocalist Anna Berglund return with their first full-length album Stars (Prophone, Naxos). The first single, Stars, features a sax trio with Fredrik Ljungkvist. The album will be released on November 1st, with a release gig at Jazz i Kärrtorp in Stockholm and Katalin in Uppsala. In the fall of 2024, another single and two live session videos from Riksmixningsverket will be released.

Pianist Anton Dromberg (Bear Garden, Erik Palmberg Quartet) and vocalist Anna Berglund (Anna Arco, Berglund Band) are no novices on the Swedish jazz scene. In 2021, they celebrated their tenth anniversary as a duo and released the debut EP Dream Maker, which was appointed ”Vocal and Piano Album of the Year” by Lira Music Magazine. The duo's songs have aired on Swedish national radio, P2, and found their way onto several major Spotify- playlists such as "Svensk Jazz". The music has been described as heartfelt, melodic and with exceptional interplay whether it is original material or a new version of a Burt Bacharach ballad.
 

“Vocal and piano album of the year” - Lira
 

In December 2023, the duo began recording their first full-length album Stars, where five of the tracks are reinforced with bass player Amanda Karström and drummer Henrik Jäderberg. About half of the songs are original compositions by Dromberg and Berglund and the remaining half are a couple of carefully selected melodies with special meaning to the bandleaders. The first single, Stars, features the three saxophonists Fredrik Ljungkvist, Tom Gabrielsson, and Martin Wirén. Another track, Lost at Sea, features a string quartet led by violinist Erik Arvinder.

Awards

"Vocal and Piano Album of the Year" (Lira, 2021)

Gear

Anton Dromberg - piano
Anna Berglund - vocals
Sometimes with:
Henrik Jäderberg - drums
Amanda Karström - double bass

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