Jonas Knutsson
Fusing together be-bop, big band, folk and world influences, Swedish saxophone player Jonas Knutsson's smooth, free-flowing, improvised style has made him a well-respected fixture on Europe's jazz scene since he first emerged in the early 1980s.
Born in the northern city of Umea, he grew up playing in school bands and the annual music festival hosted by his parents. He studied under the guidance of American saxophonist Sahid Shihab, before starting out his career with experimental rock band Cabazz. He also played with pianist Elise Einardotter's Ensemble, the avant-garde group Ennteli and the Stockholm Folk Big Band, and explored ideas from both jazz and traditional Nordic music on his debut solo album 'Vyer' in 1992.
Though often melodic and expressive, his sound flickered with a sparse, melancholy feel on follow-up albums 'View' and 'Lust', and his baritone saxophone playing drew comparisons with Ornette Coleman and Pharoah Sanders. His work in the 2000s as part of the trio Berger Knutsson Spering was equally experimental and obtuse, but his 2010 album 'Blaslatar' was nominated for a Swedish Grammy Award and he went on to form a quartet for 2014 album 'Foods'. In between teaching and conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, he has also found time to collaborate with trombonist Nils Landren, poet Thomas Tidholm and singer/composer Lena Willemark.
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Diskografie
17 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Skaren: Norrland III
Jazz - Erschienen bei ACT Music am 26.09.2008
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Cow Cow : Norrland II
Jonas Knutsson & Johan Norberg
Jazz - Erschienen bei ACT Music am 29.08.2005
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The First Wave of Silence
Jeanette Kohn, Lennart Simonsson, Jonas Knutsson
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ladybird Production am 10.11.2023
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Orsa by Night
Thomas Tidholm, Jonas Knutsson
Pop - Erschienen bei Naxos Sweden - C&E am 11.09.2015
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Vaggvisor i oredans tid
Jeanette Kohn, Mats Bergstrom, Jonas Knutsson
Kinder - Erschienen bei Naxos Sweden - LB am 12.11.2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Alla drömmars sång
Lena Willemark, Jonas Knutsson, Mats Oberg
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Country and Eastern am 30.04.2013
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Blåslåtar
World Music - Erschienen bei Country and Eastern am 01.05.2011
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Blue Blue
Bengt Berger, Jonas Knutsson, Christian Spering, Max Schultz
Jazz - Erschienen bei Country and Eastern am 11.09.2015
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Äventyret
Thomas Tidholm, Jonas Knutsson
Pop - Erschienen bei Jonas Knutsson Musikproduktion AB am 10.11.2023
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Saxofonboken
Bildung - Erschienen bei Jonas Knutsson Musikproduktion AB am 25.08.2023
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Så skimrande var aldrig havet
Jeanette Kohn, Mats Bergstrom, Jonas Knutsson
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos Sweden - LB am 25.06.2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kersti Lilla
Bengt Jonasson, Mårten Hillbom, Jonas Knutsson
Jazz - Erschienen bei O Records am 17.09.2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Så skimrande var aldrig havet
Jeanette Kohn, Mats Bergstrom, Jonas Knutsson, Evert Taube
Klassik - Erschienen bei Ladybird Production am 25.06.2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vaggvisor i oredans tid
Jeanette Kohn, Mats Bergstrom, Jonas Knutsson
Hörbücher - Erschienen bei Ladybird Production am 12.11.2021
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Orsa by Night
Thomas Tidholm, Jonas Knutsson
Folk - Erschienen bei Country and Eastern am 11.09.2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo