Ulf Wakenius
An adept Swedish guitarist with a lithe, supple style, Ulf Wakenius can play a broad range of music, but is best known for his straight-ahead and post-bop jazz work. Born in April 1958 in Halmstad, Sweden and raised in Gothenburg, Wakenius played guitar from early childhood. At first self-taught, he later studied at the Gothenburg Conservatoire. Initially interested in contemporary blues, he later moved into jazz. By his late teens he was already known as a session musician, and in the mid- to late '70s he was a member of the Swedish bands Sundance and Mwendo Dawa. He later toured Europe, and in the early '80s he and fellow guitarist Peter Almqvist formed Guitars Unlimited, recording Introducing Guitars Unlimited Duo (1983) and Acoustic Shokk (1985). Wakenius also recorded with Svend Asmussen and visited South America, playing concerts and recording.
In these years, he also began working with bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, establishing a strong working relationship that lasted until Ørsted Pedersen's death in 2005. In the early '90s, Wakenius was a member of Grafitti with drummer Dennis Chambers, bass player Gary Grainger, and keyboard player Haakon Graf, recording 1992's Good Groove. Among many other jazz musicians with whom Wakenius has worked and sometimes recorded are Art Farmer, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, and Clark Terry, to name a few.
Wakenius has also led his own bands, notably a strong group featuring Chris Minh Doky and his brother Niels Lan Doky, Randy Brecker, Lars Danielsson, Bob Berg, saxophonist Bill Evans, and Jack DeJohnette that released the album Venture on L+R Records in 1992. He also led the Stellar Quintet, which included Michael Brecker and Ray Brown, and began working with Brown on recordings such as Seven Steps to Heaven (1995) and Summertime (1997).
In 1997, Wakenius joined Oscar Peterson's quartet, touring internationally with the pianist and appearing on the following year's A Summer Night in Munich. This particular edition of the pianist's group also included Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Martin Drew. That same year, he also delivered his own Dig In, featuring pianist Gösta Rundqvist, bassist Yasuhito Mori, and drummer Jukkis Uotila.
Following the turn of the millennium, Wakenius has stayed active delivering a number of efforts for the ACT label, including the 2005 Keith Jarrett tribute Notes from the Heart, 2008's Love Is Real, and 2010's Signature Edition 2. He then paired with bassist Lars Danielsson and accordionist Vincent Peirani for 2012's Vagabond, followed two years later by Momento Magico. In 2017, he joined his son, guitarist Eric Wakenius, for the duo album Father & Son.
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Kind of Tango
Wolfgang Haffner, Lars Danielsson, Simon Oslender, Ulf Wakenius, Christopher Dell
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 feb. 2020
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Taste of Honey
Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson, Magnus Östrom
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 aug. 2020
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Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic V: Lost Hero - Tears for Esbjörn (Live)
Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic, Lars Danielsson, Iiro Rantala, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Morten Lund
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 feb. 2016
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Momento Magico
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 mrt. 2014
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Father and Son
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 apr. 2017
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Forever You
Moderne jazz - Released by Stunt Records on 29 aug. 2006
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Jazzpaña Live
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 29 mei 2015
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e.s.t. 30
Magnus Östrom, Dan Berglund, Magnus Lindgren, Joel Lyssarides, Verneri Pohjola, Ulf Wakenius
Jazz - To be released on 7 jun. 2024 by ACT Music
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Notes from the Heart
Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson, Morten Lund
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 28 okt. 2005
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Bengan Janson - Jan Lundgren - Ulf Wakenius
Jan Lundgren, Ulf Wakenius, Bengan Janson
Jazz - Released by Naxos Sweden - LB on 26 okt. 2011
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Lonely Woman
Ontspanning - Released by Ulf Wakenius on 13 jun. 2022
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Tuesday Wonderland
Magnus Östrom, Dan Berglund, Magnus Lindgren, Joel Lyssarides, Verneri Pohjola, Ulf Wakenius
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 19 apr. 2024
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First Step
Jazz fusion en jazz rock - Released by Imogena on 15 feb. 1993
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Back To The Roots
Jazz - Released by Universal Music AB on 1 jan. 1992
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Elevation of Love
Magnus Östrom, Dan Berglund, Magnus Lindgren, Joel Lyssarides, Verneri Pohjola, Ulf Wakenius
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 10 mei 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo