Rigmor Gustafsson

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Rigmor Gustafsson (2009)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
I will wait for you
  SE 39 
gold
gold
09/12/2003 (4 weeks)
Close to You (with the Jacky Terrasson Trio )
  SE 21st 
gold
gold
10/28/2004 (16 weeks)
On my way to you
  SE 12 
gold
gold
03/16/2006 (8 weeks)
Alone with you
  SE 15th 09/27/2007 (8 weeks)
Calling You (with the Radio String Quartet )
  SE 11 03/05/2010 (10 weeks)
When You Make Me Smile
  SE 37 10/17/2014 (1 week)

Rigmor Gustafsson (born April 12, 1966 in Värmskog ) is a Swedish jazz singer with a very slender and agile voice. One of their specialties is scat singing; her vocal lines often resemble those of a guitarist.

Life

Rigmor Gustafsson grew up in Värmland in southern Sweden . She started playing the guitar at the age of nine. Her interest in singing and her passion for jazz is aroused already in her youth . She completed her studies from 1986 to 1992 at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm as a master in jazz singing. At that time she was already making a name for herself in the Swedish jazz scene as a talented jazz vocalist. In 1993 Rigmor Gustafsson moved to New York for further studies , where she studied with musicians such as Reggie Workman , Joe Chambers , Richie Beirach , Clark Terry , Phil Markovitz and Sheila Jordan at Mannes College of Music . After appearances with Fred Hersch and Ted Rosenthal as well as recordings as a guest singer with Randy Brecker , Bob Mintzer and Dick Oatts , she soon found her own quintet with an international line-up. Furthermore, she accepts the offer to teach at Mannes College herself . Problems with the extension of her visa in the USA and an offer to teach as a visiting professor at the Conservatory in Stockholm at the same time prompted Rigmor Gustafsson to return to Europe in 1996. Her debut album In The Light Of Day , released in the same year, as well as the album Plan # 46 , which was released two years later, have been touring several European countries such as B. Germany and Switzerland quite successful. In 1999 Rigmor Gustafsson formed a new quintet from Swedish musicians and recorded a live album with them at the Mosebacke jazz club in Stockholm, which was released in 2000. In the following years Rigmor Gustafsson gave international concerts in Malaysia , South Africa and the USA. She tours Australia and Europe and performs at well-known festivals such as the JazzFest Berlin (2001) and Jazz Baltica (2002). In 2002 she switched to the German label ACT and was successful as a guest singer on the album Sentimental Journey by the Swedish jazz trombonist Nils Landgren . He is also a collaborator and producer of Rigmor Gustafsson's next album. I Will Wait For You together with Nils Landgren And The Flashquartet from 2003 wins a Jazz Award in Germany and receives a Grammy nomination. In 2004 Rigmor Gustafsson recorded the album Close To You , a homage to Dionne Warwick , with the pianist Jacky Terrasson , whom she met on the Jazznights concert tour through Germany and Canada in 2003, and his trio . The album, again produced by Nils Landgren, reached number 1 on the Swedish jazz charts and was also nominated for a Grammy . In 2006 the CD On My Way to You with music by Michel Legrand was released, followed in 2007 by the CD Alone with You , which was awarded the Swedish Grammis Music Prize in the "Jazz" category. In October 2018 Gustafsson was awarded the "Guldkatten" jazz prize from the Swedish radio channel P2 .

Discographic notes

As a leader

  • In the Light of Day (February 1997; with Tino Derado , Gabriel Coburger , Hans Glawischnig and Roland Schneider)
  • Plan # 46 (November 1998; with Tino Derado, Gabriel Coburger, Hans Glawischnig and Roland Schneider)
  • Rigmor Gustafsson Live (March 2000; with Jacob Karlzon , Karl-Marlin Almquist, Hans Andersson and Jonas Holgersson)
  • I Will Wait for You (September 2003; with Nils Landgren, Staffan Svensson, Roberto di Gioia , Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner and The Flashquartet) (DE: Gold in the Jazz Award)
  • Close to You (October 2004; with Jacky Terrasson, Sean Smith, Eric Harland and Nils Landgren)
  • On My Way to You (March 2006; with Jonas Östholm, Christian Spering and Jonas Holgersson)
  • Alone with You (October 2007; with Jonas Östholm, Max Schultz, Lars Danielsson and Eric Harland)
  • Calling You (February 2010; with Johannes Dickbauer, Bernie Mallinger, Cynthia Liao and Asja Valčić )
  • When You Make Me Smile (August 2014; with Jonas Östholm, Martin Höper, Jonas Holgersson and Magnus Lindgren)

As a sidewoman

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart discography Sweden
  2. ↑ Awards for music sales: SE
  3. ↑ Guldkatten: Rigmor Gustafsson. In: Sveriges Radio. October 16, 2018, accessed October 17, 2018 (Swedish).
  4. ↑ Gold / platinum database of the Federal Music Industry Association, accessed June 12, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Gustafsson, Rigmor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Värmskog