Tomas Franck
Tomas Franck (born October 14, 1958 in Ängelholm , Helsingborg ) is a Swedish tenor saxophonist of modern jazz .
Tomas Franck learned the clarinet at the age of ten, but turned to the saxophone at the age of 15. Before studying music in Malmö from 1978 , he played in a quartet in Helsingborg with Lennart Nilsson , but also with Dexter Gordon , Tim Hagans , Pepper Adams and Idrees Sulieman . Together with Håkan Broström he founded the band Equinox (Swedish “Jazz Group of the Year” 1984). He has lived in Copenhagen since 1984, where he has been working in the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra since 1990 , but also teaches at the Rytmisk Music Conservatory . In 1988 he played in the quintet of Doug Raney and in the band of Jens Winther . In the same year he also released his first album under his own name, "Bewitched" with Thomas Clausen , Jesper Lundgaard and Leroy Lowe on the stunt label. In 1990 he recorded a second album with the Mulgrew Miller Trio in New York. The following year he received the Ben Webster Prize .
Franck, who is heavily influenced by Dexter Gordon, also played in Ed Thigpen's band .
Selection discography
- Bewitched (stunt, 1988)
- Tomas Franck in New York ( Criss Cross , 1990) Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Washington , Billy Drummond
- Crystal Ball (stunt, 1994) with Jørgen Emborg , Lennart Ginman , Jonas Johansson
- At the Circus (stunt, 1999)
- Thomas Clausen, Tomas Franck, Jesper Lundgaard, Billy Hart Blue Rain (Stunt 2015)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld Catalog 2002
Web links
- Tomas Franck at Allmusic (English)
- Tomas Franck at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franck, Tomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ängelholm , Sweden |