Fredrik Ljungkvist

Fredrik Ljungkvist

Fredrik Ljungkvist at Vossajazz 2014.
Background information
Born (1969-11-29) 29 November 1969
Kristinehamn, Värmland
Origin Sweden
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Saxophone, clarinet
Labels NorCD
Ozella Music
Associated acts Atomic
Fredrik Ljungkvist Quartet
Website www.allaboutjazz.com/fredrik-ljungkvist-yun-kan-10-ten-by-eyal-hareuveni.php
Fredrik Ljungkvist in Aarhus, Denmark (2011), Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson

Håkan Fredrik Ljungkvist (born 29 November 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden), is a Swedish jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), the son of saxophonist Håkan Ljungkvist and married to the jazz singer Lina Nyberg.[1]

Career

Ljungkvist was raised in Lidköping, and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (1989–93). As jazz student he played with jazz bands in Stockholm, like Fredrik Noren Band, Lina Nyberg Group and Per "Texas" Johansson band. In 1993 he formed his own Quartet with whom he released two albums.

In 2000 he composed a 30 minutes long piece for the Pipeline project, a collaboration between 16 Swedish and American musicians on initiative by the Svenska Rikskonserter. The piece was performed in Chicago and Sweden.[1]

Honors

Discography

Solo albums

Within Fredrik Ljungkvist Quartet

Collaborations

Within the "Swedish Open" hosted by Christian Falk
Within the trio LSB (Ljungkvist, Raymond Strid and Johan Berthling)
Within Atomic
Within "Territory Band"
Within the quartet "Parish" (Bobo Stenson, Mats Eilertsen, Thomas Strønen and Ljungkvist)
Within the quintet "Firehouse"
Within the quintet "Yun Kan"
With Marilyn Crispell
Within "The Deciders"
With Wadada Leo Smith and TUMO
Within "Fire! Orchestra"
Within "Pipeline"

References

  1. 1 2 "Fredrik Ljungkvist". Biography. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  2. Hareuveni, Eyal (2 May 2013). "Fredrik Ljungkvist / Yun Kan 10: Ten". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
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