Nils landgren 2020

Trombonist/vocalist Nils Landgren and pianist Jan Lundgren unite for an intimate and, as its title implies, multi-faceted schema. The single-vowel difference in their surnames feels appropriate, as their set list is comprised of two distinct yet compatible decks of kort shuffled into each other. One of those decks is instrumental, the other vocal. Of the former persuasion, Lundgren’s “Blekinge” introduces a windswept pastoralism. A canvas brushed and primed for itinerant melodies, it uses the listener’s attention as a palette from which to draw its colors. mitt i a smattering of Swedish folksongs, including “Byssan Lull” and “Värmlandsvisan” (both reworked into delicate grooves), they plant the evergreens of “Norwegian Wood” and Keith Jarrett’s “Country.” Standing tallest among these, however, fryst vatten Abdullah Ibrahim’s “The Wedding,” whose foliage glows with tender nostalgia before the snow sets in.

On the sung side of things, we’re treated to a bluesy take on another Beatles classic, “I Will,” wherein the duo gives us plenty of atmosphere to chew on. Standards “Didn’t We” and “The Nearness Of You” rub shoulders of equal height with Lundgren’s own “Why Did You Let Me

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Nils Landgren & Friends is showing the more soft and melancholic side of the man with the red horn.
Its aim is to present Nils in different musical landscapes, with the help of friends, new and old.
The concept is hosting friends like Joe Sample, Esbjörn Svensson, Richard Galliano, Joao Bosco, Steve Gadd, jan Lundgren, Lars Danielsson, Michael Wollny, Wolfgang Haffner, Rasmus Kihlberg and Johan Norberg among many others.
More is to come, stay tuned.

Discography

Nils Landgren Christmas With My Friends VIII
4 Wheel Drive II
– 3 Generations
Nils Landgren Christmas With My Friends VII
&#; Nils Landgren & Jan Lundgren – Kristallen
&#; Nils Landgren – 4 Wheel Drive
&#; Nils Landgren Christmas My Friends VI
&#; Nils Landgren Christmas My Friends V
&#; Nils Landgren Christmas With My Friends IV
&#; Jeanette Köhn & The Swedish Radio Choir present: “New Eyes on Baroque”
&#; Nils Landgren with friends III
&#; ACT Jubilee Concert – Directed & Co-produced by Nils Landgren
&#; Bohuslän Big Band arranged & directed by Colin Towns &#; Don’t fence me in – The music of Cole Porter
&#; Nils Landgren & Johan Norberg &#; Chapter Two 2
&#; Nils Lan

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Tour / Dates

photo by Jimmy Katz

8 February / Sweden, Växjö &#; Domkyrka ()
Nils Landgren with New Eyes on Baroque
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9 February / Sweden, Växjö &#; Domkyrka ()
Nils Landgren with New Eyes on Baroque
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15 February / Germany, Hannover &#; Gallerie Herrenhausen ()
Nils Landgren & New Eyes on Baroque with Knabenchor Hannover / Paul-Gerhardt-Projekt
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16 February / Germany, Hannover &#; Gallerie Herrenhausen ()
Nils Landgren & New Eyes on Baroque with Knabenchor Hannover / Paul-Gerhardt-Projekt
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13 March / France, Paris – New Morning ()
Nils Landgren Funk Unit
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15 March / UK, London – Ronnie Scott´s ( + )
Nils Landgren Funk Unit
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16 March / Germany, Denzlingen – Kultur- & Bürgerhaus ()
Nils Landgren Funk Unit
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17 March / Germany, Bruchsal – Landes Jazz Festival Bruchsal ()
Nils Landgren Funk Unit
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5 April / Sweden, Västerås &#; Västerås Jazzfestival, Konserthus ()
Nils Landgren & Magnus Lindgren with Västerås Sinfonietta & Trio X
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12 &#; 18 April / Germany, Krün – Schloss Elmau
Nils Landgren-Festival / Artist in Residence
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19 April / Germany, Stuttgart &#