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Mats Gustafsson

Mats Gustafsson was born 1964 in Umeå, is a Swedish saxophone player and a stalwart on the Scandinavian free jazz scene.

He first came to the attention of lovers of improvised music as part of a duo with Christian Munthe in 1986 and the band Gush. He has later played widely with musicians such as Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, Paul Lovens, Barry Guy and Derek Bailey. Since the early 1990s, Mats Gustafsson has been a regular visitor to the U.S., forming a particular affinity with Chicago musicians such as Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang and Ken Vandermark and recording for the city’s OkkaDisk label.

In addition to projects with musicians, Mats Gustafsson has worked extensively with artists from the worlds of dance, theatre, poetry and painting.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Echoes

Rune Grammofon
2023

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Why Do You Mourn

Trost Records
2023

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Duck Walks Dog (With...

NoBusiness Records
2020

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She Knows...

Ezz-thetics
2020

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Hokusai

NoBusiness Records
2020

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