Magnus Broo
Magnus Broo performing at Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2019
Background information Born (1965-06-27 ) 27 June 1965 (age 60) Origin Sweden Genres Jazz Occupations Musician and composer Instrument Trumpet Labels ECM Website Magnus Broo onMyspace
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Magnus Broo at Aarhus Festival, Denmark 2017 Magnus Broo (born 27 June 1965) is a Swedish jazz musician (trumpet) known from own recordings and collaboration with Norwegian jazz musicians like in the bandAtomic .[ 1] [ 2]
Broo was born in Husqvarna,Västervik ,Småland , the son of a trumpeter, and participated in theVisby big band before he attended musical training atNorth Texas State University (1984–1990). Back in Sweden, he was incorporated intoFredrik Norén Band (1991–1999), and also collaborated in the orchestra ofLennart Åberg .[ 1]
Broo's expression is a continuation offree jazz andOrnette Coleman 's style from the 1960'th, and he is central in the Norwegian/Swedish bandAtomic (1999–).[ 2] He also leads his own 'Magnus Broo Quartet with Torbjörn Gulz on piano, Mattias Welin on bass and Jonas Holgersson on drums. They released the albumsSudden Joy (1999),Levitaton (2001),Sugar Promise (2003) andPain Body (2008). Moreover, he also collaborates inFredrik Nordström Quintet .[ 1]
The Magnus Broo Quartet 1999:Sudden Joy (Dragon Records), live recording 2002:Levitation (Dragon Records)[ 3] 2003:Sugarpromise (Moserobie Music) 2008:Painbody (Moserobie Music) Magnus Broo Trio 2018:Rules (Moserobie Music) Other projects WithinAtomic 2001:Feet Music (Jazzland Recordings ) 2003:Boom Boom (Jazzland Recordings) 2004:Nuclear Assembly Hall (Okka Disk), with "School Days" 2005:The Bikini Tapes (Jazzland Recordings), live recording 2006:Happy New Ears (Jazzland Recordings) 2008:Retrograde (Jazzland Recordings) 2008:Distil (Okka Disk), with "School Days" 2010:Theater Tilters (Jazzland Recordings) 2011:Here Comes Everybody (Jazzland Recordings) 2013:There's A Hole in the Mountain (Jazzland Recordings) 2015: Lucidity (Jazzland Recordings) 2017: Six Easy Pieces (Odin Records) 2018: Pet Variations (Odin Records) WithFredrik Nordström Quintet 2004:Moment (Moserobie Music) 2005:No Sooner Said Than Done (Moserobie Music) 2008:Live in Coimbra (Clean Feed) WithAdam Lane ,Ken Vandermark andPaal Nilssen-Love 2007:4 Corners (Clean Feed) Within "Boots Brown" 2007:Boots Brown (Slottet Records) 2014:Dashes To Dashes (Häpna Records) Within "Angles" 2008:Every Woman Is A Tree (Clean Feed) 2010:Epileptical West : Live in Coimbra (Clean Feed) WithMarilyn Crispell Within "The Godforgottens" 2009:Never Forgotten, Always Remembered (Clean Feed) Within "IPA" 2009:Lorena (Bolage Records) 2011:It's A Delicate Thing (Bolage Records) Within "The Resonance Ensemble" 2011:Kafka in Flight (Not Two Records) 2012:What Country Is This? (Not Two Records) 2013:Head Above Water, Feet Out of the Fire (Not Two Records) Within "Platform" 2012:Takes Off (Clean Feed) Within "Angles 9" 2013:In Our Midst (Clean Feed) 2014:Injury (Clean Feed)
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