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Ilaria Capalbo: In Fearless Pursuit Of Her Muse

by Ian Patterson
After years playing in different bands and drawing widespread praise for her lyricism and rhythmic agility, double bassist Ilaria Capalbo has stepped up to front her own project. The Neapolitan's debut album, Karthago (Bluenord Records, 2022), is a remarkable statement of intent. Inspired by the ancient Mediterranean city of Carthage and its near-mythical figurehead, queen Alyssia, ...
About Karin Johansson
Instrument: Piano
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Karin Johansson

Swedish pianist, improviser and composer, based in Gothenburg. Educated at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg and active since many years in Sweden and internationally. Working with extended techniques and preparations. Active in several groups and collaborations, among others: ORD ( https://karinjohanssonord.bandcamp.com ), Karin Johansson / Lisen Rylander Löve duo ( https://johanssonrylanderlove.bandcamp.com ), Quagmire ( https://deheneyjohanssonwartel.bandcamp.com ), Finn Loxbo / Karin Johansson duo ( https://omlott.bandcamp.com/album/vent ), Jonny Wartel 4 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtozGUh2R2E ) and many other international collaborations
Isabella Lundgren: Looking For The Silver Lining

by William H. Snyder
Isabella Lundgren was born on the winter solstice of 1987. Each day after her birth the sun shone longer until summer came. Kind of how one feels listening to her latest album Look for the Silver Lining (Ladybird, 2021). One of Sweden's gifts to the music scene, she's a young woman with a heart and soul ...
About Stefan Wistrand
Instrument: Woodwinds
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Stefan Wistrand

Stefan Wistrand got hooked on jazz in the early 70s and at the same time
took up playing the saxophone. At first involved in the then-current jazz rock
scene, he soon encountered free jazz through the duo he formed in the mid
70s with drummer Peter Olsen. In 1978 they released the
album "Duo" on composer Leo Nilsson’s label Studio Viarp. Throughout the
80s Wistrand was active on the alternative rock scene, touring Sweden and
Scandinavia and recording three albums with rock group Memento
Mori.
In the 90s he returned to jazz and improvisational music and was initially
mainly active as leader of free jazz group Nods Off,
with Olsen, bassist Stefan Larsson and guitarist Daniel Berton
About Jacob Karlzon
Instrument: Piano
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Jacob Karlzon

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Swedish jazz pianist and composer Jacob Karlzon has been compared to luminaries such as Keith Jarrett,
Bill Evans, and Sweden’s own legendary Jan Johansson. Karlzon’s playing style oozes technical brilliance, rhythmic and harmonic complexity with a perfect feeling for
form. Karlzon describes what drives him:
“We are a modern people with a long history, and it is precisely this which I want to reflect in my music. I am
fascinated with the possibilities of new technologies but I also need warmth and a connection with the earth in
order to feel happy.”
For a piano virtuoso, he likes to add edge; metal and electro all have their place in his music as well as folk
songs from his Swedish homeland
Pontus de Wolfe: The Genre's First Responder

by Jim Worsley
When we think of first responders, are thoughts immediately go to firemen, policemen, medical personnel, military, teachers, counselors, and such. As we should. Their tireless efforts and selflessness will always stand tall in our minds. There are, however, first responders in other walks of life as well. Meet pianist, composer, and arranger Pontus de Wolfe, music's ...
About Claes Janson
Instrument: Voice / vocals
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Claes Janson

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Claes Janson is one of Sweden's truly broad-based artist, if not a jack of many trades. He sings rhythm and blues, jazz and songs, he interprets the popular versifiers Cornelis Vreeswijk,Povel Ramel, Carl Michael Bellman and Evert Taube, he's part of everything from small groups to big bands including such well known ones as Good Morning Blues, Ohman&Janson VSOP and Velvet Boys. Through the past 30 years he has also collaborated with Sandvik Big Band, Mel Lewis Orchestra,Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Norrbotten Big Band,Monday Night Big Band, Bohuslan Big Band, Nogenja, NDR Big Band Hamburg, BRT Big Band Bryssel, Danish Radio Big Band,Georg Riedel,Arne Domnerus, Nils Landgren, Ulf Wakenius, Joe Newman, Harry Edison, Hank Crawford, Red Mitchell, Eddie Harris, Jimmy Witherspoon, Georgie Fame and others
About Anders Hagberg
Instrument: Flute
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Anders Hagberg

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Anders Hagberg – flautist · saxophonist · composer · professor of musical performance
Critically acclaimed and innovative virtuoso Anders Hagberg is a unique soloist on a variety of flutes and
soprano saxophone. His musical synthesis, combines the improvised freedom of jazz with an archaic
Scandinavian lyricism and influences from his longtime collaborations with Oriental musicians. Creative, and
with instrumental mastery, these elements are merged into a profound and personal expression.
Improvisation and boundary crossing collaborations are the hallmarks of Anders, and his projects often
includes artists from various genres and cultures as well as other art forms such as dance and visual arts
He has been touring worldwide with his own groups and as a soloist with Yggdrasil, Mynta and New Jungle
Orchestra as well as musicians like Marilyn Mazur, John Tchicai, Anders Jormin, Vikku Vinayakram, Shankar
Mahadevan to name a few
About Leif Jordansson
Instrument: Guitar
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Leif Jordansson

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I am a composer, sound artist, writer, singer, guitar player, arranger and more. Also artistic director of The Great Learning Orchestra and guest teacher in the art of listening. I am also a musician and singer in different constellations such as: FCOC (electric guitar), BAD LIVER (vocals, guitar, banjo and piano), THE STRING THEORY (acoustic and electric guitar), MISOK (string instruments and electronics), REKON (acoustic and electric guitar). I give lectures in the art of listening and how to cope with sounds in daily life.
About Jon Lipscomb
Instrument: Guitar
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Jon Lipscomb

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Guitarist/improviser and audio engineer from Baltimore based in Malmö. With a heavy emphasis on free improv, rock, noise and free jazz, he has performed in the U.S.A. and Europe and has collaborated and improvised with Brandon Lopez, Jarrett Gilgore, Anders Lindsjö, Wendel Patrick, Ole Mofjell, Jaimie Branch, Ian McColm, Amirtha Kidambi, Dave Treut, Anais Blondet, Jason Nazary, Sam Weinberg, Andrew Smiley, Luke Stewart, Zach Rowden, Lea Kurt Kotheimer, Sam Ospovat, Chris Pistiokios, Nick Jozwiak, Ola Rubin and Anders Uddeskog. Projects include Loplop, The Invisible Party, Pantagruelian Quintet, Swedish Fix, Lipscomb Quartet, Whoarfrost, Reina Terror, Windhorse, Start Again Ensemble, ad hoc and solo improvisation.