Jazz Articles

Orjan Hulten: Minusgrader

by Don Phipps
March 4, 2019

Technique may not drive saxophonist Örjan Hultén, but most certainly jazz tunes filled with heart and soul do. On Minusgrader, an album featuring his quartet of fellow Swedes Torbjörn Gulz (piano), Filip Augustson (bass), and Peter Danemo (drums), the blues, ballads, and bop have simple laid-back structures. That is just fine, because the music's warmth permeates like the sun's rays on a late spring evening. Hultén's tone is reminiscent of John Coltrane and Joe Lovano. He uses tonal ...

Orjan Hulten Trio: In the City

by Jakob Baekgaard
July 27, 2009

History reveals a long list of venues that have contributed positively to the recorded legacy of some of the greatest figures in jazz. Names such as The Cotton Club, The Village Vanguard, Slug's Saloon, Shelly's Manne-Hole and Bradley's carry their own aura, which is inextricably linked to the magic of the music performed by legends like Albert Ayler, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.

One of the venues in Sweden that has achieved iconic status for fans of free ...

Örjan Hultén / Fakir Karlsson: Ayouni

by Jerry D'Souza
August 25, 2005

There is something unusual and interesting in this package that comes out of Stockholm. Six musicians get together, three a jazz trio, the other three an Arabic folk trio. The first has 'Orjan Hultén, Filip Augustson, and Fredrik Rundqvist, the second comprises Salem Al Fakir, Nassim Al Fakir, and Mats Karlsson. The music seamlessly weaves jazz and Arabic music. The end result is an arresting record that gives world jazz a marvellous window of invention. And inventive ...