Magnus Lindgren
Magnus Lindgren (* 1974 in Västerås ) is a Swedish jazz - saxophonist , flutist , composer and arranger.
Live and act
Lindgren began learning the saxophone at the age of 13 and attended the music high school in his hometown and the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm . In 1992 he toured with the Peter Johannesson Quintet and Herbie Hancock . In 1999, his debut album Way Out was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. He won the Grammy in 2001 for the big band album Paradise Open (with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group ), which also received the Gyllene Skivan des Orkesterjounals. He tours a lot in Europe with his quartet, which has been in existence since 1997 (with pianist Mathias Algotsson , bassist Fredrik Jonsson and drummer Jonas Holgersson ), with whom he also played at the Montreux Jazz Festival (sometimes as an accompanist for the opera singer Barbara Hendricks ). In 2003 his album The Game was released . He also played with Jonas Kullhammar , James Ingram , Jim McNeely , Jojje Wadenius , Koop , Nils Landgren 's Funk Unit, Bob Mintzer , Steve Slagle , Blacknuss and Lisa Ekdahl . He also worked as a composer, for example for the 2003 Nobel Prize ceremony and in collaboration with symphony orchestras such as the Malmö Opera Orchestra ( Music for Neighbors , performed in Stockholm in 2004). With Lina Nyberg he recorded the big band album Brasil Big Bom (2007).
In addition to the saxophone, he also plays other woodwind instruments (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet).
Prizes and awards
In 2001 he was voted best jazz musician of the year in Sweden. In 2006 he received the Django d'Or (Sweden) as Contemporary Star of Jazz . In 2018 he was awarded the Lars Gullin Prize .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lindgren, Magnus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Västerås |