Back   to list        Jonas Kullhammar           Jonas Kullhammar has passed over the Swedish jazz scene like a proverbial whirlwind. In year 2000 he released his debut recording, the self-produced Salut. It won him Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as the newcomer of the year. He followed up his success with The Soul of Jonas Kullhammar, even this CD produced and distributed by himself. Jonas third cd Plays Loud For The People received excellent reviews and got a nomination for the Swedish Grammy Award. He also received the Django D'or award and received the price Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as Jazz Musician of The Year in Sweden two years in a row. The group also received the award for jazz group of the year. 2005 the groups fourth cd was released. Snake City North is the title and it is a collaboration with Norrbotten Big Band. In April 2006 they release their fifth album, titled Son Of A Drummer. It is the first album with new music since Plays Loud For The People was released in 2003. All disks reveal a young, amazingly energetic saxophone player already a complete musician and composer. For comparisons you have to go to Sonny Rollins, one of the giants of jazz. Jonas prefers the same very rhythmically flowing and dense spirit. The Jonas Kullhammar Quartet also includes pianist Torbjörn Gulz, bass player Torbjörn Zetterberg and drummer Jonas Holgersson ­ a quartet we'll hear much of in the future. Born September 2, 1978 in Nacka, Sweden               Paal Nilssen-Love           Paal was born in Molde, Norway, December 24, 1974. Paal has all the time been working with different kinds of jazz-music, both free improvised and traditional, but always based on a high energy-level and that no matter what style of music, one must be free within the music. Raised at Stavanger Jazz club (1979-86) run by his parents, it was natural for Paal to choose his fathers drums as his instrument and jazz as his work. Already in 1990 he started to play with trumpeter Didrik Ingvaldsen and saxophonist Frode Gjerstad in the groups Pocket Corner and Circulasione Totale Orchestra. Since he moved to Oslo in 1996, he has played with many musicians trough out the country and has performed on most of the Norwegian Jazz Festivals almost yearly. During the last years (1999-) he has established several contacts with Swedish musicians based in Stockholm, amongst others pianist Sten Sandell, saxophonists Per "Texas" Johansson and Mats Gustafsson. He has also established contacts in Chicago with saxophonist Ken Vandermark and trombonist Jeb Bishop in the group School Days and with the Finnish guitarist Raoul Björkenheim in Scorch Trio. Since 2000 there has been several engagements abroad where he has done tours and festival concerts in US, Italy, Austria, Canada, England and Scotland. The last year he has been touring and doing concerts with "The Thing" with Joe McPhee, duo with John Butcher, Håkon Kornstad Trio, Frode Gjerstad Trio with Peter Brötzmann, School Days, Sten Sandell Trio, Atomic, Zanussi and as in solo performances. Paal participates on some 40 recordings from 1995 to today.               Peter Janson           Peter was born on west coast of Sweden and lives in Gothenburg. Peter is known around the world as a member of the famous Aaly Trio with Mats Gustafsson and Kjell Nordeson. During the last years the Trio has been reinforced with Ken Vandermark from Chicago. This quartet has toured Europe and North America during many years and are well known for most fans of free jazz. Peter also plays in a number of other groups in addition to his own constellations and just last year, 2001, he has released two CDs in his own name. He plays for instance with the saxophonist Roland Keijser, in Kjell Jansson Quartet and in the group "Änglaspel". He has a trio of his own with the brilliant piano player Tommy Kotter and drummer Mats Hellberg.     Back  to list