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Tobias Grim

Born in Linköping, Sweden with a father and a brother playing guitar Tobias Grim started playing guitar at a young age. Starting out in rock and funk bands in Hammar(Askersund) and later Vänersborg Tobias found his way into jazz through jazzfusion. Playing local jazzfestivals and gigs with the group Play´us who´s influences was among other the group Legends featuring Clapton, Miller, Gadd and Sandborn. Tobias moved to London and played at Blues clubs before coming back to music studies for 7 years ending at the university in Gothenburg. Playing guitar in different groups as a side man and as a leader Tobias played with groups such as Grimgroup ,Vibe,Sam Vesterberg ,Grim/Bergström Duo and the Frank Zappa tribute band Great Googly moogly. 2014 he released his first album as a leader: Tobias Grim : Brazil lines featuring : Anders Kjellberg - drums Karolina Vucidolac-vocals Magnus Bergström bas Tobias is today playing modern jazz ,african music, fusion and Brazilian music in different settings like Kakafoni, Derupeto and Tobias Grim quartet.

Awards

Hagströms stipendiet

Gear

Ibanez as 200, Fender telecaster, Eastman, Esteve guitars Fender deluxe reverb


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Album Review

Dig Dog Do: Evolution

Read "Evolution" reviewed by Edward Blanco


The unusually named jazz group Dig Dog Do is a fine organ trio of highly sought-after musicians from Gothenburg, Sweden. On the simply titled Evolution, the group presents their debut recording offering expressions of classic organ trio music with strong and creative statements producing a unique sound. Led by jazz guitarist Tobias Grim, who penned five of the seven originals, the other two members of the trio include organist Simon Jonsson, who wrote the other two original tunes and drummer ...

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Derupeto Quartet: Derupeto

Read "Derupeto" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Hailing from Linkoping, Sweden, Gothenburg-based Jazz guitarist Tobias Grim and his new eclectic quartet offer an exciting musical statement on their brash debut, Derupeto. On tap here is a highly energetic production showcasing elements of African, Brazilian, American and Swedish influences on a nine-piece album of fresh new originals from the band resulting in a contemporary and unforgettable jazz sound. The guitarist would not have been able to accomplish the magic on this new outing without the help ...

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Tobias Grim: Spring 2020

Read "Spring 2020" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Locked down but cool, calm and collected in the midst of global strife, Swedish guitarist Tobias Grim and his equally cool, calm, and collected trio mates, bassist Magnus Bergström and drummer Adam Ross, took a couple of time suspended, life upended days in spring 2020 to jam on few new Grim tunes and some well-known standards that fit comfortably in all our songbooks. If fuzzy gyrations, blurry distortions, technical pyrotechnics, and washes of improvisation are your guitar trio ...

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Tobias Grim: Brazil Lines

Read "Brazil Lines" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Young Swedish-born guitarist Tobias Grim announces his debut album with Brazil Lines, a light Brazilian-styled vocal project featuring singer Karolina Vucidolac, one of Sweden's finest interpreters of the genre. Originally from Linkoping, Sweden, Grim began his musical career performing Rock and Funk music, moved to London for a while, encountered the blues and was introduced to the jazz idiom through jazz fusion. Along with bassist Magnus Bergstrom and drummer Anders Kjellberg--who form the Grim trio--the band and vocalist Vucidolac, have ...

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Recording

Tobias Grim: Brazil Lines

Tobias Grim: Brazil Lines

Source: Michael Ricci

By Gabriel Medina Arenas Sweden and Brazil are more than 6,400 miles apart. Their weather, culture, customs and folklore couldn't be more different, but music proves once again to be a universal language that builds bridges even between such contrasting lands. The Swedish guitarist Tobias Grim has a deep love for the “South American giant" and it's magical music. This debut was influenced by legends like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Baden Powell and Toninho Horta. Grim and ...

Primary Instrument

Guitar

Location

Gothenburg

Willing to teach

Advanced only

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Evolution

Hoob Records
2025

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Spring 2020

Self Produced
2020

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Vargtimmen

Imogena
2020

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Derupeto

Nobel Records
2020

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Brazil Lines

Imogena Records
2015

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Brazil Lines

Imogena Records
2014

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From: Evolution
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Dessa

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Och sen slutet

From: Vargtimmen
By Tobias Grim

Tid (Time)

From: Derupeto
By Tobias Grim

Brännvinsadvokaten

From: Vargtimmen
By Tobias Grim

Be blues

From: Spring 2020
By Tobias Grim

Brazil lines

From: Brazil Lines
By Tobias Grim

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