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Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Bassist, cellist, composer, and arranger Lars Danielsson is known for his unique sound. He led the Lars Danielsson Quartet for 18 years and has worked with jazz musicians such as Vince Mendoza, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Trilok Gurtu, and Joe Lovano. As a composer, he has written for the Danish Radio Orchestra, the NDR Bigband, and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and has released over 15 solo albums.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

The Gothenburg Symphony was formed in 1905 and today consists of 109 musicians. The orchestra's base is Gothenburg Concert Hall at Götaplatsen that has gathered music lovers since 1935. Since the 2019-2020 season, Barbara Hannigan is Principal guest conductor. We are also a proud partner of Barbara Hannigan's Equilibrium mentoring program focusing on young singers at the start of their careers. The title Principal Guest Conductor is shared by Pekka Kuusisto from 2025. Wilhelm Stenhammar was the orchestra's chief conductor from 1907 to 1922. He gave the orchestra a strong Nordic profile and invited colleagues Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius to the orchestra. Under the direction of conductor Neeme Järvi from 1982-2004, the orchestra made a series of international tours as well as a hundred disc recordings and established themselves among Europe's leading orchestras. In 1996, the Swedish Riksdag appointed the Gothenburg Symphony as Sweden's National Orchestra. In recent decades, the orchestra has had prominent chief conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Mario Venzago and Gustavo Dudamel, following Kent Nagano as Principal Guest conductor. Anna-Karin Larsson is CEO and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel honorary conductor and Neeme Järvi chief conductor emeritus. The orchestra's owner is the Västra Götaland Region. The Gothenburg Symphony works regularly with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Joana Carneiro, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Christian Zacharias and Anja Bihlmaier.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Robert Ikiz is one of Sweden’s most established jazz drummers and has received awards such as the "Jazzkatten" from Swedish Radio. He has performed with musicians including Bobby McFerrin, Joe Sample, Ivan Lins, the NDR Big Band, the BBC Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, and singer Barbara Hendricks. He runs the record label Stockholm Jazz Records and has released several solo albums.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.

Trombonist Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most well known soloists and a grand name on the international stage. He began playing drums at the age of six, before finally discovering the trombone at age 13. In the 70’s he toured with the most successful Swedish pop star of that time, Björn Skifs’ “Blue Swede”, who got to number 1 in the US pop charts with “Hooked on a feeling”. He has played with stars like Thad Jones, ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean and Herbie Hancock. 1998 Nils started his long collaboration with the NDR Bigband in Hamburg, and in 2001 Nils was appointed Artistic Director for the prestigious Jazzfest Berlin. He has also been Artistic Director of Bohuslän Bigband in Gothenburg. This year he celebrates his 70’s birthday with the album Love of My Life and brings it on tour in Europe.