Magnus Lindgren "Batucada Jazz"

MAGNUS LINDGREN

Born in Västerås, Sweden in 1974, Magnus Lindgren started to play the saxophone at age 13. His first big tour was at the age of 18 with the Peter Johannesson Band and Herbie Hancock. Over the years he also worked with Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, James Ingram, Koop, Bob Mintzer and opera singer Barbara Hendricks. A graduate of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, he has gained a lot of attention in Sweden with his debut album "Way Out" (1999) that was nominated for a Swedish Grammy. His big band album "Paradise Open" (2001) with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group was awarded a Swedish Grammy and other prizes as well. Magnus Lindgren was Sweden's Jazz Musician of the Year in 2001 and won a Swedish Django d'Or in 2006. He was also commissioned to write music for the Nobel Prize Banquet (2003). With his quartet he regularly tours Europe and has played some big festivals.

Also a member of Nils Landgren's Funk Unit, Magnus Lindgren was featured on Nils' latest albums "Licence To Funk" and "Funk For Life". In return, Nils Landgren (on trombone) and long-time Funk Unit member Magnum Coltrane Price (bass and vocals) have guest spots on Lindgren's new album "Batucada Jazz" that amalgamates sophisticated jazz with Brazilian percussion. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, the album is inspired by the samba orchestras of the Rio carnival as well as the vibrations of bossa song writers Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto. "Batucada Jazz" presents twelve new songs by Magnus Lindgren that he recorded with some of the most excellent musicians in South America, among them Kiko Continentino, Leonardo Amueto, Armando Marcal and Pirulito. Ranging from easy samba sounds and vocals to complex composition, from dance grooves to heavy jazz soloing, Lindgren's fascinating arrangements conjure up an eclectic new style in improvised music.

Swedish daily Göteborgs-Posten reads: "Magnus Lindgren has always known how his music should sound. Maybe this is the reason why he is always looking for new contexts for it. In 2005 it was a symphonic orchestra, now he has written and arranged his music for the batucada, the percussion orchestra of Brazilian samba. It is often amazing how well Lindgren's sober arrangements and groovy hardbop tunes fit the robust rhythms of the batucadas."

Interviews with Quincy Jones, Ira Coleman, Barbara Hendricks and Nils Landgren.

Magnus Lindgren Batucada Jazz:

Magnus Lindgren: Tensax, Flute, Clarinet, Rhodes
Erik Söderlind: Guitar
Magnum Coltrane Price: Bass, vocal
Robert Ikiz: Drums
Diva Cruz: Percussion, timbales
Tiago Loei: Percussion, pandeiro

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