Way out

Not only an extremely personal and expressive soloist he is also a successful composer and arranger. Prior to his examination concert in the spring of 1997 he formed a big band which attracted much attention and since then he has worked with his own groups in combination of various sizes.

In addition to his own projects Magnus Lindgren has taken part in several of Sweden’s foremost jazz orchestras and groups under the leadership of such internationally renowned musicians as Herbie Hancock, Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely and many others. The press has acclaimed him as the great promise of Swedish jazz and he has been awarded many scholarships.

Lindgren combines a very individual musical approach with a thorough knowledge and feeling for the jazz tradition from Duke Ellington to the most recent sounds. The members of his octet who can be heard on this Caprice CD, are Mathias Algotsson piano, Fredrik Jonsson bass, and Jonas Holgersson drums, and a brass quartet consisting of trumpeters Patrik Skoghand and Magnus Thorell, trombonist Karin Hammar and French horn player Magnus Petersson.