Radiojazzgruppen (The Radio Jazz Group) was a Swedish band led by
Arne Domnérus (1967–78) and Lennart Åberg (early 1980s). Several prominent Swedish musicians have been members of the group, such as
Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson (born 27 June 1951) is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972.
Career
At his peak, Andersson reached number four on the FIDE rating list. Tourname ...
,
Jan Allan
Jan Bertil Allan (born 7 November 1934) is a Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer. He is the winner of a Grammis Award, the Swedish equivalent of the Grammys. He has also composed for several films such as ''The Adventures of Picasso'' (1978), '' ...
,
Bosse Broberg,
Rolf Ericson,
Olle Lind, Rune Gustafsson,
Bengt Hallberg
Bengt Hallberg (13 September 1932 – 2 July 2013) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and arranger.John Fordha"Bengt Hallberg obituary" theguardian.com, 7 August 2013
Born in Gothenburg, he studied classical piano from an early age, and wr ...
,
Egil Johansen,
Jan Johansson and
Georg Riedel.
During the 1970s and 80s the band worked with guest musicians and composers such as
Carla Bley,
Anthony Braxton
Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American experimental composer, educator, music theorist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist who is best known for playing saxophones, particularly the alto. Braxton grew up on the South Side of Ch ...
,
Don Cherry
Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...
,
Gil Evans
Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role i ...
,
Thad Jones
Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists".
Biography
Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, U ...
,
George Russell and
Aage Tanggaard.
Discography
CD
*1968/1991 - ''Den korta fristen''.
Jan Johansson and Radiojazzgruppen. Megafon MFCD-101.
References
Lennart Åberg: Ständigt på gång!Grove Music Online
Swedish jazz ensembles
{{Sweden-band-stub