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Daniel 'Starling' Stahre Returns With Margin Call 3: An Elegant Refuge In Modern Jazz

Source: Daniel Stahre
September 19, 2026

Swedish pianist Daniel Stahre (Gothenburg) releases his new melodic and elegant Margin Call III album and returns with a blend of jazz, pop, and folk music. On record, he once again collaborates with the renowned Swedish musicians Erik Bodin and Viktor Turegård Margin Call III With his elegant and deeply personal music on Margin Call III, Stahre contrasts our current performance-oriented economic system. Embedded in his melodic tunes, he reminds us that the current system is a historical exception, and ...

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New Record 'Margin Call II': Where The Present Is Combined With Daniel Stahre's Lyrical Melodies

Source: Daniel Stahre
June 25, 2024

Gothenburg pianist Daniel Stahre returns with the new album Margin Call II—an instrumental fusion of contemporary, jazz and pop. With some of Sweden’s finest musicians, the listener is invited to a melodic journey rooted in the Nordic tradition. In the sequel Margin Call II, Daniel Stahre comments on contemporary life in a personal way, almost out of necessity. In songs like 'Infinite Liquidity' and 'Market Maker', inspiration is drawn from the great financial endpoint that also adorns the album series: ...

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Single Release: 'Gånglåt Från Halland' From Daniel Stahre's Upcoming Album 'Margin Call II'—A Melodic Sequel With A Nordic Sound

Source: Daniel Stahre
April 26, 2024

Gothenburg pianist Daniel Stahre released the Dolby Atmos single “Gånglåt från Halland" on April 24, 2024. In May 2024, the second single “Swinging" will be released ahead of the forthcoming album Margin Call II—an instrumental fusion of contemporary, jazz and pop. The musicians once again include members of Little Dragon and Franska Trion, with Viktor Turegård on double bass, Erik Bodin on drums and Martin Freidlitz on electric guitar. First up is the Dolby Atmos single “Gånglåt från Halland"—a melodic ...

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Daniel Westin Quartet's Debut Album Notes Renowned In International And Domestic Press

Source: Daniel Stahre
November 5, 2015

The Daniel Westin Quartet released their debut album Notes at the Swedish record label Strangers Candy in May 2015 and has since reached out to international blogs, newspapers as well as domestic media. In the autumn of 2015 the album was among the most played jazz albums on national Danish jazz radio, DR P8 Jazz. Notes was recorded and produced by the producer Åke Linton (of Esbjorn Svensson Trio fame) at Svenska Grammofonstudion in Sweden. Praise for Notes British web ...

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New Album From The Producer Of E.S.T: Daniel Westin Quartet - Notes

Source: Daniel Stahre
May 20, 2015

The Daniel Westin Quartet will release their debut recording Notes on Strangers Candy on May 15th. The album was recorded and produced by Åke Linton (Tonbruket, Esbjorn Svensson Trio) at Svenska Grammofonstudion. Stockholm based pianist Daniel Westin has been heard in experimental indie band Humfree Bug Art and later live with Stockholm duo Grapell, both recorded on the Swedish label Strangers Candy. Now Daniel Westin debuts with his own instrumental piano quartet, creating melodic Scandinavian soundscapes on the album Notes. ...

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