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Swedish wood, with plenty of brass – thanks to bold, imaginative work as a leader from trumpeter Magnus Broo – easily one of the most important voices on his instrument working today! The group is a beautifully tight quartet – and Broo's trumpet gains plenty from the equally bold... read more

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Some of the boldest work so far from this hip Swedish quartet – a combo that features Maria Kannegaard on piano and Hakon Kornstad on tenor – both players who make amazing music on their own, but who really seem to bring out new sounds when working with each other! Kannegard's got a... read more

Brilliant work from a guy who gets our vote as one of the best young saxophone talents working today! Jonas Kullhammar's a hell of a great player – one who can be free one minute, focused the next – always working with a long-range creative vision in his solos – of the sort we... read more

A stunning remake of the John Coltrane classic – played here by a killer quartet of contemporary musicians! Tenorist Jonas Kullhammar is easily one of our favorite players of today's underground – but he really knocks it out the park with this sublime, spiritual set – one that's... read more

Hard-blown brilliance from Jonas Kullhammar – quite possibly our favorite tenor talent of the 21st Century, and a heck of a great leader on this session! Kullhammar's quartet have a raw power that grabs from the very first note – yet they're never abusive of their strength, never over-i... read more

One of our favorite jazz artists working today – heard here in an album that bristles with excitement and energy! Jonas Kullhammar could easily be called the new heir to classic sounds on the tenor sax – a player with as much promise as Eric Alexander at his start, but with an even... read more

Genius work from one of the greatest young tenorists in many years – Sweden's Jonas Kullhammar, heard here with his Andratx trio – a group based on tenor, bass, and drums – all with a fluidly creative sound that takes us back to Sonny Rollins at the Village Vanguard in the late... read more

Nothing's kaput here – certainly not the creativity of the players involved – as the album's easily one of the most beautiful, most evocative sets we've ever heard from reedman Jonas Kullhammar! The quartet session is definitely a group effort – as all players work together in... read more

Nothing's kaput here – certainly not the creativity of the players involved – as the album's easily one of the most beautiful, most evocative sets we've ever heard from reedman Jonas Kullhammar! The quartet session is definitely a group effort – as all players work together in... read more

A sweet trio album from pianist Mathias Landaeus – based around classic Swedish Holiday tunes, but handled instrumentally – which means that you can enjoy the album all year long! The record's way different than an American jazz Christmas album – partly because of the relatively... read more

The group's only a quartet, but they've got a combination of sounds and instruments to rival that of a much larger ensemble! The strength of the record really comes from the twin horn talents of Goran Kajfes and Jonas Kullhammar – the former on cornet, bass trumpet, flexatone, electric... read more

The "string" here is a reference to the album's strong use of violin, viola, cello, and bass – a surprisingly wonderful setting for the sharp-edged alto lines of leader Fredrik Nordstrom! The album's one of the most compelling so far from Fred – and that's saying a lot,... read more

Powerfully inventive work from up-and-coming Swedish saxophone talent Fredrik Nordstrom – working here in an excellent quintet that features Magnus Broo on trumpet and Mattias Stahl on vibes! The album's got a feel that's quite moody at times – stepping back from the usual energy of... read more

No palaver here – given that the album is tight, focused, and possibly the best so far from this amazing vocalist! Lina Nyberg's a singer like few we can think of today – a creative, compelling artist who really lets her vocals open up in these completely unique styles – with the... read more

The Mats Oberg Trio, even better than before – thanks to use of some sweet Fender Rhodes, in addition to the usual acoustic piano! Mats can play both soulfully straight, and sonically soaring – moving between inside and outside moments with his really well-matched group – Filip... read more

Really great vocals from Nina Ramsby – sung in Swedish, but in a cool way that really works wonderfully with the music! The trio of pianist Ludvig Berghe has always been a favorite of ours – and here, working with a singer, they find a sharp new space – soaring, soulful, and even... read more

One of the boldest records we've ever heard from bassist Per Zanussi – quite possibly because it features a thirteen-member ensemble – exploding out with a heck of a lot of power! Despite their size, though, the sound can be incredibly lean – at times because it seems like every... read more

Some of the darkest work we've ever heard from Swedish bassist Torbjorn Zetterberg – a set that really pushes past some of the straighter modes of earlier years, and which also increases the size of his group as well! Zetterberg's surrounded here by some of his best contemporaries on the... read more