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Musician

Drummer and composer Martina Almgren is described as a colourful addition to the contemporary Swedish jazz scene. Her passion for playful improvisation, enticing rhythms and expressive melodies reflects her drumming as well as her compositions. She has through the years been involved in several international collaborations -with the the British pianists Zoe Rahman and Nikki Iles, the Scottish alto player Laura Macdonald (album Open Book 2008), pianist Steve Hamilton to mention a few- and has composed commission works for the Swedish Jazz Radio and for contemporary ensembles. For many she is previously known as a colourful leader of Martina Almgren Quartet and the tentett Oh Yeah Orchestra

Album

Sparkling Water, Please

By Martina Almgren

Label: Oh Yeah Records
Released: 2013

Album

Unden

By Martina Almgren

Label: Imogena
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1.Rumsla Samba 2.Miros 3.Glader 4.A Family Business 5.Unden 6.Duo 7.Mr. Quentin 8.Ciao Bello! 9.Balladien 10.Beloved 11.Gospel 12.Maya

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Article: Album Review

Martina Almgren Quartet: Unden

Read "Unden" reviewed by Matthew Wuethrich

by Matthew Wuethrich
July 4, 2004

Swedish drummer Martina Almgren declares that she wants to combine strong rhythms with ”expressive melodies.” On Unden, with a quartet of sensitive musicians, she achieves that goal. She has also been a flutist, and while she plays it here on only one tune, its influence is felt on all twelve of the album’s pieces, most of ...