Blue House Jazz All Stars
Nordic Messengers – Magnus Lindgren and Peter Asplund with guesting top artists.
Supergroup Blue House Jazz All Stars led by Magnus Lindgren and Peter Asplund welcome guests. This smaller constellation is a spinoff of Konserthuset’s own big band, Blue House Jazz Orchestra.
This time featuring a highly international line-up, including the young Polish saxophonist Marta Wajdzik, Danish pianist Niels Lan Doky, Swedish bassist (and multi-instrumentalist) Martin Sjöstedt and American Billy Kilson on drums.
Magnus Lindgren is a saxophonist, flute player, composer and arranger. He has released ten albums, most recently Stockholm Underground, which has a focus on jazz flute. Trumpet player and vocalist Peter Asplund has released eight albums, the latest of which is All My Septembers. He is a sought-after musician who has participated on numerous other records. Lindgren and Asplund are highly versatile musicians and leaders of Konserthuset’s own big band, the Blue House Jazz Orchestra.
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The music
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Martin Sjöstedt What Now? arr Martin Sjöstedt
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Niels Lan Doky Faxed arr Niels Lan Doky
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Henrik Janson/Magnus Lindgren Theme for Laura
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Niels Lan Doky Farewell Song
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Peter Asplund Made By Man
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Intermission25 min
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Niels Lan Doky/Tobias Dall Mikkelsen/Niclas Bardeleben Houellebecq
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Marta Wajdzik Dandelion Clock
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Marta Wajdzik Mr C A
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Richard Rodgers It Never Entered My Mind
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Magnus Lindgren Copaflat arr Magnus Lindgren
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Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol Caravan arr Peter Asplund
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Encore:
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Dizzy Gillespie Con Alma
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Participants
- Peter Asplund trumpet
- Magnus Lindgren saxophone/flute/clarinet
- Marta Wajdzik alto saxophone
- Niels Lan Doky piano
- Martin Sjöstedt bass
- Billy Kilson drums