Peter Almqvist (17 July 1957 – April 2015) was a

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jazz guitarist who started the duo Guitars Unlimited with

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Career

Almqvist started playing guitar after hearing

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. His introduction to jazz came from his father's record collection. A native of Sweden, he took lessons in London from guitarist Ike Isaacs. Almqvist and guitarist

founded the acoustic jazz duo Guitars Unlimited. From 1982–'83, Almqvist worked with violinist

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. In the 1990s, he started a trio that toured with

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and made an album with pianist

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. Almqvist died at the age of 57 in early April 2015 during Easter weekend.

Discography

* ''Dig Myself & I'' ( Storyville, 1995) * ''With Horace Parlan'' (Storyville, 1997) * ''My Sound: Solos and Duets'' (Storyville, 2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Almqvist, Peter Swedish guitarists Male guitarists 1957 births 2015 deaths Swedish male musicians