Roland Keijser
Roland Keijser (born August 9, 1944 in Mockfjärd ; † January 25, 2019 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish fusion and jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophone , clarinet, flute).
Live and act
Keijser grew up in Grängesberg in central Sweden and started working with his own jazz quartet in the 1960s. In September 1968 he took part in a recording of the radio jazz groups around Jan Johansson and Arne Domnérus ( Vårdkasar ). From the 1970s he played increasingly with musicians from the prog rock scene; albums were created with the bands Arbete & Fritid (with Bengt Berger ) and Blå Tåget. From 1975 he worked with the folk musician Anders Rosén , with whom he played Swedish folk music on the soprano saxophone. In Denmark he was part of the Sound of Flowers formation with Fredrik Norén , Rune Carlsson , Bobo Stenson and Bronisław Suchanek . In his music in the following period he mixed jazz with folk , both of Swedish and non-European origins. From the 1990s he played frequently with musicians from North Africa, Turkey and other countries. With the saxophonist Lars Gulliksson he formed the Kalousch formation .
In 1994 Keijser received the Jan Johansson grant. In 2017 he was awarded the Lars Gullin Prize .
Discographic notes
- Anders Rosén / Roland Keijser - Forsens Låt (Hurv, 1975)
- Roland Keijser, Peter Janson , Henrik Wartel - Tallars Tal (IAM, 1990)
- Back Home Blues (Sittel, 1994) with Anders Jormin , Anders Kjellberg , Tommy Kotter
- Kege Snö: Keijsaren Gripen efter Strid på Barnö (Umlaut Records, 2010) with Niklas Barnö, Joel Grip and Raymond Strid
Web links
- Roland Keijser at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jazz musicians Roland Keijser är död , accessed on January 28, 2019
- ↑ Roupe.dk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keijser, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mockfjärd |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2019 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |