Nils Landgren
Nils Landgren is one of Sweden’s most famous musicians. He began playing drums when he was six years old, but soon switched to the trombone as his main instrument. At the Ingesund Academy of Music, he shifted from studying classical music to improvisation. Nils’ debut album, Planet Rock, was published in 1983, while his album “The Funk Unit” made its first appearance and was recorded in 1992. In 1994, he made his international debut at the Jazz Baltica Festival in Germany. Nils has worked on at least 500 recordings with significant international stars including ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Wyclef Jean, and Herbie Hancock. Since 2022, he has led the Jazz concerts at Skansen, at the Solliden stage. He also serves as an artistic director of “Jazzradion” in SR P2.
Hans Backenroth
Hans Backenroth, a double bassist, has performed with legendary musicians such as Putte Wickman, Arne Domnérus, Monica Zetterlund, Bernt Rosengren, Ulf Wakenius, Bosse Brober and Svante Thuresson, as well as international musicians such as Clark Terry, Harry Allen, Toots Thielemans and Ed Thigpen. He is regularly touring Europe, North America and Japan, performing around 130 concerts. In 2009, Hans Backenroth published his first solo album, Bassic Instinct and founded his own quartet with Bernt Rosengren, Jacob Fischer and Roger Johansen. He serves as conductor for jazz concerts at Skansen.
Leo Lindberg
Leo Lindberg is one of Sweden’s most prominent young jazz musicians, and has already played with Bernt Rosengren, Amanda Sedgwick and Nisse Sandström. Despite his youth, Leo has had many successful tours in Sweden and abroad. In 2014, he released his debut solo album, “Leo’s Bag,” alongside bassist Kenji Rabson and drummer Moussa Fadera. Leo has been acknowledged with various awards and scholarships, including the Young Nordic Jazz Comets soloist prize and the Louis Armstrong and Monica Zetterlund Scholarship.
Joakim Ekberg
Joakim Ekberg has been a professional musician since age 14 and a teacher since age 18. He teaches at the Academy of Music in Piteå, Framnäs Folk College, SMI in Stockholm and runs a private drum school. As a performer, he has toured around the world, appeared on various CDs and collaborated with notable Swedish and worldwide jazz players. Joakim Ekberg performs music in a variety of genres, including jazz, pop, fusion, rock, soul, Latin, samba and classical music. Since 1985, Joakim Ekberg has been employed at Musik i Uppland.
