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Fredrik Ljungkvist

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CV Fredrik Ljungkvist Fredrik Ljungkvist was born in Kristinehamn in Sweden 1969. Brought up in a musical home (his father is a saxophoneplayer as well) he early chosed the path to music. He moved to Stockholm -89 to studie at the Royal Academy of Music and played with some of the leading bands in Stockholm as, Fredrik Norén Band, Lina Nyberg group and Per "Texas" Johansson band. In 1993 he formed his own group (Fredrik Ljungkvist quartet) that also released two CDs (Falling papers 1995 and Sonic space 1997). Fredrik Ljungkvist is considered one of Swedens most talented and interesting saxophoneplayers right now

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Framat!

Label: Grong
Released: 2025
Track listing: Mörk; Bågarna och rörelserna; Framåt!; No Time To Lose; Glossolalia; Leif Håkon; Enhyllning Kerstin; Keijsers dans.

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Article: Album Review

Scheen Jazzorkester & Fredrik Ljungkvist: Framat!

Read "Framat!" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Scandinavian large ensembles have much to teach their more conservative American counterparts about reinventing the jazz orchestra for the 21st century. Framåt! by Scheen Jazzorkester is a powerful affirmation of this idea. This Norwegian ensemble has consistently pushed the boundaries of large ensemble jazz, and Framåti--their tenth release since forming in 2010--is another compelling addition to ...

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The Death Of Kalypso

Label: Thanatosis Produktion
Released: 2024
Track listing: Messieurs-dames (Stuck In The Arching Caverns Of Hermes’ Court); Une Certaine Paix; A Campaign Of Tragedy (string quartet); Fetus Of Dawn (Kalypso Talks To Her Son Nausithous And Sings To The Gods); A Campaign Of Tragedy (aria); Cutting The Woods; The Caves Of Ogygia l; The Caves Of Ogygia ll; Kalypso In Karlsbad, Haunted By Dreams; A Campaign Of Tragedy; Outro And Overture; The Death Of Kalypso.

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Article: Album Review

Angles + Elle-Kari With Strings: The Death Of Kalypso

Read "The Death Of Kalypso" reviewed by Chris May


As a genre, jazz-opera is thinly populated. The recorded archive is marked more by quality than quantity, with albums by Mike Westbrook and Kate Westbrook, Carla Bley and Charlie Haden to the fore. But the best ever jazz-opera, in this parish anyway, predates anything by these musicians. Composer Todd Matshikiza and lyricist Pat Williams' King Kong ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Three Gems from Guitarist Samo Salamon: Joy and Sorrow, Freed Distance Volume 2/Poems Are Opening, and Pure and Simple

Read "Three Gems from Guitarist Samo Salamon: Joy and Sorrow, Freed Distance Volume 2/Poems Are Opening, and Pure and Simple" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Innovative guitarist Samo Salamon always thrills with the diversity of his output. Right on the heels of his two-disc solo recording of the entirety of saxophonist Eric Dolphy's compositions,Dolphyology (Samo, 2022), come three very different releases. Samo Salamon Joy and Sorrow Klopotec Records 2022 The first a ...

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The Clouds

Label: Hoob Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: The Clouds; Introduction: (The Advisor); The Advisor; Std. Stop; Humankind; The Bone Marrow Gardens; Vancouver; The Circle Song; Cloud Gazing.

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Inland Empire

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Inland Empire; Truffle Pigs and Katmandu Stray Dogs; Jag Vet Inte; Surf Curl; Hindsight Bias; Fighter.

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Zauberberg

Label: Kullen Reko
Released: 2020
Track listing: Zauberberg, Sweet Science; Shrink; Red Ponds; Rocks 'n Stein; Megaphone; Obstacles.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases from Felice Clemente, Jorma Tapio, Øyvind Skarbø and More!

Read "New Releases from Felice Clemente, Jorma Tapio, Øyvind Skarbø and More!" reviewed by Bob Osborne


This week I have a selection of new releases from Europe with music from Finland with Jorma Tapio, from Norway with Øyvind Skarbø and friends, and Russian jazzers BROM. I am also focusing on an excellent solo album from Italian saxophonist Felice Clemente. There's some Latin sounds from Bocana and John Finbury and to round things ...


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