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Nils Berg

Born: October 9, 1977

There is a particular quality to the music Nils Berg makes — something that feels simultaneously ancient and restless, rooted and searching. It is a quality that places him in a long line of Scandinavian artists who have found a way to distill the Nordic landscape and temperament into sound: the lyrical economy of Jan Johansson, the melancholy warmth of Lars Gullin, the way Grieg could make a simple folk melody feel like it carried the weight of an entire geography.

Berg, a saxophonist, bass clarinetist and composer based in Stockholm, works in the space where jazz meets that broader Nordic sensibility — music that breathes slowly, that favors atmosphere and silence as much as notes, and that treats emotion as something to be approached with patience rather than force. Dubbed "the Fellini of Swedish jazz" by Dagens Nyheter and described as "mysterious and irresistible" by Rolling Stone, he has spent two decades building a body of work that is genuinely hard to categorize, and all the more compelling for it.

and our flowers pass

By Riley O'Flynn

Label: Riley O'Flynn AB
Released: 2026
Track listing: Feel; Daydream; With You; And Our Flowers Pass

Paid To Cry

By Nils Berg

Label: Hoob Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Paid To Cry; Eyes On The Prize (Paradise); Jag Skulle Bara Hem; The Wood Hotel; Hunden; The Bigger Seed; Blues For Siw; Legan.

Eyes On The Prize (Paradise)

August 18, 2026

Album: Paid To Cry
By Nils Berg
Label: Hoob Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:30

New Music From Ralph Alessi, Columbia Icefield, Flavio Zanuttini And More

by Bob Osborne
July 16, 2026

This playlist brings together a blend of contemporary jazz, avant-garde improvisations, and expansive orchestral textures from across the globe. Seamlessly shifting between intimate duos, driving quintets, and the rich, layered dynamics of modern big bands, the collection celebrates both the precision of meticulous composition and the raw freedom of sonic exploration. From hushed, atmospheric soundscapes and ...

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 6

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 12, 2026

These past two weeks have been an opportunity to leaf back through six months of listening and rediscover the tracks that turned out to have the longest shelf life--music that still feels as fresh and compelling now as when we first heard it. Here's the last installment. We'll get back to this in six months! Stay ...

Nils Berg, Mahan Mirarab, Luca Falomi-Anais Drago-Fausto Beccalossi & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 23, 2026

Enjoy the fragrant aromas, vivid textures and evocative soundscapes of a handful of remarkable new albums that illustrate the richness of today's transnational jazz scene.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Shai Maestro “GG's Metamorphosis" The Guesthouse (Naive) 0:16 Host talks 6:07 Nils Berg, Norrbotten ...

Nils Berg & Norrbotten Big Band: Paid To Cry

by Maciej Stasiowski
June 9, 2026

When faced with the trauma of loss, we stifle. Tears flow when the defense shields are eventually down or the dam is allowed to overflow with emotion. Crying out loud--pardon the pun--turns into a performance that comes with its own measures of mastery in feigning the lament for the screen or--as in the case of Nils ...

Seven Colors Of The Universe

By Nils Berg

Label: Hoob Records
Released: 2023

Nicole Johänntgen, Antonio Lizana, Henri Texier, Tiziano Tononi & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 2, 2023

This time we bring you jazz that refuses to respect boundaries, or “Somethin' Else from Somewher' Else." In this episode we illustrate how jazz is arguably the most welcoming music genre of all, perfectly blending with musical traditions from around the world, from Native American and Latin American roots to Fado, Flamenco, Baroque British music and ...