Ulf Krokfors

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Ulf Magnus "Uffe" Krokfors (born November 20, 1966 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish jazz bassist.

Krokfors became known in 1989 as a bass player in various groups of Edward Vesala ; Among other things, he was involved with Vesala's group Sound & Fury on the CD Ode to the Death of Jazz , but also recorded in Vesala Klaani and in 1999 in a quartet with Vesala, saxophonist Kari Heinilä and vibraphonist Severi Pyysalo. In 1990 he also began playing in Raoul Björkenheim's jazz rock group Krakatau . Since the late 1990s he worked with the drummer Markku Ounaskari .

Since 2000, Krokfors also began to compose; as a result, the album Heart of a Bird was released in 2003 with the pianist and harpist Iro Haarla and the saxophonist Rasmus Korsström . With Harlaa he formed the improvisation ensemble Loco Motife , whose album Penguin Beguine was released in 2005. With Juhani Aaltonen and Tom Nekljudow , Krokfors forms the Juhani Aaltonen Trio . This formation released the album Mother Tongue in 2003 and Illusion of a Ballad in 2006 .

Discographic notes

  • Volition (Decca / ECM, 1992)
  • Matinale (Decca / ECM, 1993)
  • Penguin Beguine (TUM Records, 2005)
  • Heart of a Bird (TUM Records, 2010)
  • Iro Haarla, Ulf Krokfors & Barry Altschul : Around Again (TUM; 2016)

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personal data
SURNAME Krokfors, Ulf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krokfors, Uffe; Krokfors, Ulf Magnus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish jazz bassist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki , Finland