Jonas Kullhammar

Jonas Kullhammar
Also known as Ludi McSkank
Born (1978-09-02) 2 September 1978
Nacka, Stockholm
Origin Sweden
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Saxophone
Labels Clean Feed
Moserobie Music Production
Associated acts Fire! Orchestra
Fredrik Kronkvist Sextet
Fredrik Norén Band
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet
Website www.kullhammar.com

Jonas Kullhammar (September 2, 1978 in Nacka, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz composer, saxophonist and is one of Sweden's most established jazz musicians.[1]

Career

Since 1998 his main group has been Jonas Kullhammar Quartet, and he has participated on over 150 records as a sideman. In year 2000 he released his debut recording, the self-produced "Salut". It won him Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat award as the newcomer of the year. He also received the Django D'or award and received the price Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as Jazz Musician of The Year in Sweden two years in a row. The group also received the award for jazz group of the year. Since then the band has toured around the world and released more CDs. Jonas is also a founding member of the groups Kullrusk and Nacka Forum. Since 2000 he runs the record label Moserobie, that releases mainly Swedish and Norwegian jazz groups.[1]

Kullhammar has worked with artists and bands The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Carlos Garnett, Nicolai Dunger, Fredrik Norén Band, The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five, Sonic Mechatronik Arkestra, Peanuts Hucko, The Plan, Nina Ramsby, Goran Kajfes, Marcus Strickland, Eldkvarn, Jupiter Trio, The Core, Mulatu Astatke, Salem Al Fakir, The Hives, Ted Curson, Chick Corea, Jason Moran, Dungen, Rickie Lee Jones and many more.

Honors

Swedish jazz critics "Jazzkatten" awards

Nominations for the Swedish grammy

Nominations for the manifest award

Selected discography

Solo albums

With Jonas Kullhammar Quartet
Original motion picture jazz tracks

Collaborations

With Jansson/Kullhammar/Nilssen-Love
With Nacka Forum
With Kullrusk duo with Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson
With Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg
With Jupiter Trio including with Håvard Stubø, Magnus Forsberg, Steinar Nickelsen featuring Jonas Kullhammar
With Kullhammar-Osgood-Vågan
With Pinton/Kullhammar/Zetterberg/Nordeson
With Nicolai Dunger
With Fredrik Kronkvist Sextet including Martin Sjöstedt, Petter Eldh, Raynald Colom and Snorre Kirk
With Fiske/Kullhammar/Zetterberg/Holmegard
With Kulhammar/Aalberg/Zetterberg
With Kullhammar, Mathisen, Zetterberg, Aalberg

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