This weekend I were playing at Karlstad Jazz Festival with Johan Gund Big Band. Johan is an old friend of mine and the whole idea of the project was that he had gathered a lot (a big band) of his friends from around Sweden to make a gig at the festival.
For me the whole thing [...]
Archive for August, 2007:
Back from a nice gig in Karlstad
A really nice rehearsal
This morning we rehearsed with Thomas Backman’s band Jerry The Cupboard, with which we’re gonna have our premiere gig the 11th of September at Glenn Miller Café in Stockholm. I think it will be a really nice concert, the rehearsal was a blast! Great when you feel that the music begins to find it’s right [...]
Is he as good in reality as on record?
Now I’m going to Fasching to listen to Kenny Garret. Hell yeah!
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The gig with Cleo at Pridehouse 2007
It became a really good gig with Cleo, just as I promised. Really groovy, an enthusiastic audience and a very energetic set! The best thing though: We were asked if we could have a bit of an old style look, which gave me the opportunity to finally buy a pair of braces, something that I’ve [...]
I could have bet on that
Of course! Have for two years been swearing over the expensive monthly cards of SL (local traffic of Stockholm), and naturally: When I now move from town, then it’s time to start with semester cards for students with 30% discount. Wohoo!
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Getting back on track
After two days of playing the saxophone I’m feeling that I’m getting back into shape. I had a first jam session with Henrik, Niklas and John last Wednesday and afterwards I rehearsed hip-hop with Cleo. We also rehearsed tonight for an upcoming gig at Stockholm Pride Festival tomorrow. She’s really good and it’s gonna be [...]