Utsira Stockholm Jazz Orchestra

• Göran Strandberg (b. 1949): Almagrundet:
• 1Almagrundet03:48
• Utsira:
• 2Utsira04:51
• Hoburgen:
• 3Hoburgen03:18
• Finska viken:
• 4Finska viken04:42
• Måseskär:
• 5Måseskär04:44
• Fiskebankarna:
• 6Fiskebankarna05:08
• Naven:
• 7Naven04:34
• Långe Jan:
• 8Långe Jan06:39
• Total Runtime37:44

Info for Utsira

If you think that modern hard-swinging jazz and sentimental ballads rooted in tradition but still forward-looking with star soloists and refined arrangements sound exciting, then you’ve found the right band! In 2024, SJO celebrates its fortieth year as a jazz band. The band wants to present modern swinging big band jazz rooted in tradition with inspiration taken from today’s jazz music.

During these 40 years, large parts of the world have been visited, such as the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland. Clubs such as Village Vanguard in New York, Ronnie Scott’s in London and festivals such as Copenhagen Jazzfestival, Skeppsholmen Jazzfestival, Festival International Cervantino in Guanajuato in Mexico among others have also been part of the band’s venues.

The band has previously released 18 albums and in February “Horizon” with music by Martin Sjöstedt was released on Ubuntu Records in England, which received rave reviews in the major jazz magazines in e.g. England. In September, an album will be released with music by Göran Strandberg, number five in the collaboration between SJO and this great jazz personality in Sweden.

Countless radio recordings have been made over the years as the band basically functioned as a radio jazz group for several years. The guest list is long with names like Bob Brookmeyer, Bob Mintzer, Bob Florence, Mel Lewis, Jim McNeely, Maria Schneider, Bill Holman, Monica Zetterlund, Toots Thielemans, Susana Rinaldo, Juan-Jose Mosalini, Carlos Franzetti, Jan Allan, Stan Tracey, Norma Winstone, Dick Oatts, Gary Smulyan, Steve Slagle, Rigmor Gustafsson, YellowJackets to name a few.

In recent years, the band has played more music written and arranged by people in the band such as Martin Sjöstedt, Karl-Martin Almqvist, etc.

Stockholm Jazz Orchestra:
Fredrik Norén, trumpet, flugelhorn
Karl Olandersson, trumpet, flugelhorn
Erik Tengholm, trumpet, flugelhorn
Magnus Broo, trumpet, flugelhorn
Peter Dahlgren, tenor trombones, bass trombones
Karin Hammar, tenor trombones, bass trombones
Hannes Junestav, tenor trombones, bass trombones
Anders Wiborg, tenor trombones, bass trombones
Johan Hörlén, saxophone, woodwind
Fredrik Kronkvist, saxophone, woodwind
Robert Nordmark, saxophone, woodwind
Karl-Martin Almqvist, saxophone, woodwind
Fredrik Lindborg, saxophone, woodwind
Daniel Tilling, piano
Martin Sjöstedt, double bass
dam Ross, drum kit

The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra
has played modern swinging big band jazz in the tradition for 35 years. The band has toured Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, USA, England, Switzerland, Ireland , Spain and Scandinavia and played festivals and clubs like the Village Vanguard (NYC), Ronnie Scott’s (London UK), Jamboree (Barcelona)Pori Jazz Festival (Finland), Copenhagen Jazz Festival (Denmark) among other venues. In the fall of 2011 the band opened the big cultural festival de Cervantino in Mexico. App. 10 000 people listened to the band’s three concerts in Mexico.

In the summer of 2015 the band toured in South-Africa for the second time, playing “The Orbit” in Johannesburg, “The NYJF” in Grahamstown and at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. Sold out places and very enthusiastic audiences made the concerts a thrill. The SJO also visited the township of Delfth to work with their youth big band.

Seventeen CDs, one LP and a large number of radio shows in Sweden is also on the CV. The guest list includes: Bob Mintzer, Bob Brookmeyer, Bob Florence, Jim McNeely, Mel Lewis, Hermeto Pasqual, Susana Rinaldi, Walter Rios, Juan-Jose Mosalini, Joe Lovano, Dick Oatts, Gary Smulyan, Pete King, Stan Tracey,Kenny Werner, Monica Zetterlund, Norma Winstone, Steve Gray, Jens Winther among others. Some press voices: “The SJO is a worldclass outfit “ Chris Mosey, All about Jazz.

“The SJO plays with a relaxed swinging authority, the internal balance is a marvel, the stunning power of the brass is matched by what must be one of the finest reed sections around.“ Ray Comiskey.

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