Lars Jansson (composer)

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Lars Jansson
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Background information
Born1951
Sweden
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentPiano
Website www.lars.jp/e/
Aarhus, Denmark 2022 Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson Lars-jansson DSC03210.jpg
Aarhus, Denmark 2022
Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson

Lars Jansson (born 1951) is a Swedish jazz pianist and composer. [1]

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Life

Jansson grew up in Örebro, Sweden, where he was bored by his lessons at the community music school. In his early teens, a relative lent him records of Miles Davis, Ben Webster, and Mose Allison. During the 1960s, he followed the fashion and developed an interest in the organ. He listened to Kjell Öhman play with the Telstars, to Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff, and to Hammond organ music. Drummer Sjunne Ferger became an important figure in his life, and together they formed a duo: "Takt & Ton" (Beat & Pitch).

In 1970, after graduation from upper secondary school, he took a semester off, planning to go on and study medicine. He ended up at dental school, but after a year and a half he decided to switch to music. He was accepted at the Göteborg College of Music, where all the professional musicians had their jam sessions at night. That gave him the opportunity to play with Ove Johansson, Jan Forslund, Conny Sjökvist, Gilbert Holmström, Gunnar Lindgren, and others, and he discovered Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Lennie Tristano, Keith Jarrett, and Chick Corea.

Lars became a member of Björn Alke's quartet, with Gunnar Bergsten. He also played with the Arild Andersen Quartet. He went on to play with Radka Toneff and various Norwegian musicians, including Knut Riisnaes and Jan Garbarek, and then with Hawk on Flight, Equinox, Red Mitchell, Joakim Milder, Crystal Eagle, and many other groups, both Swedish and Danish. Today, the Lars Jansson trio is, and has long been, one of the most well-renowned jazz groups in Sweden. Originally, the other two members were Anders Jormin and Anders Kjellberg. Lars Danielsson succeeded Jormin as the trio's bass player in the mid-1980s, and since January 2005 he has been succeeded by Christian Spering. Lars Jansson Trios member are now Thomas Fonnesbaek-bass (Copenhagen) and his son Paul Svanberg (Stockholm) on drums.

Discography

As leader

Year recordedTitleLabelNotes
1984Trio 84Trio, with Anders Jormin (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [2]
1987The Eternal NowTon ArtTrio, with Lars Danielsson (bass, cello), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [2]
1991A Window Towards BeingImogenaMost tracks trio, with Lars Danielsson (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums); some tracks quartet, with Brynjar Hoff (oboe) added [2]
1995Invisible FriendsImogenaTrio, with Lars Danielsson (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [2]
1996The Time We HaveImogenaTrio, with Lars Danielsson (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [2]
1996The Blue PearlPhono SueciaWith the Bohuslän Big Band [2]
1998One Poem, One PaintingImogenaWith the Bohuslän Big Band [2]
1999?HopeSpice of LifeTrio, with Lars Danielsson (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums)
2001?At EaseSpice of LifeTrio, Mori Yasuhito (bass), Anders Kjellberg (drums); in concert
2000 Jan 25-27Giving ReceivingImogenaSextet, with Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn), Paul McCandless (English horn, soprano sax, bass clarinet); Johan Borgström (tenor sax), Christian Spering (bass), Morten Lund (drums) [3]
2002?WitnessingImogenaTrio, with Lars Danielsson (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [4]
2003TemenosSpice of LifeWith the Bohuslän Big Band [2] [5]
2004I Am ThatImogenaTrio, with Lars Danielsson (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [2]
2005?Sound PicturesSpice of LifeDuo, with Tommy Kotter (piano)
2008?Worship of SelfAmuseWith Christian Spering (bass), Anders Kjellberg (drums), Ensemble MidtVest [6]
2010What's NewSpice of Life/NaxosTrio, with Thomas Fonnesbak (bass), Paul Svanberg (drums)
2011?In Search of Lost TimeProphoneTrio, with Christian Spering (bass), Anders Kjelberg (drums) [7]
2012?KoanSpice of LifeTrio, with Thomas Fonnesbak (bass), Paul Svanberg (drums) [8]
2014?Everything I LoveSpice of LifeWith Ove Ingemarsson (tenor sax), Thomas Fonnesbak (bass), Paul Svanberg (drums)
2015?Facing the WallSpice of LifeTrio, with Thomas Fonnesbak (bass), Paul Svanberg (drums)
2016?More HumanSpice of LifeTrio, with Thomas Fonnesbak (bass), Paul Svanberg (drums)
2018?Just This Storyville Trio, with Thomas Fonnesbak (bass), Paul Svanberg (drums) [9]

Compilations

As sideman

With Arild Andersen

With Hans Ulrik

With Ove Ingemarsson

References

  1. ↑ "Lars Jansson Biography". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 766–767. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Bowers, Jack (1 October 2001). "Lars Jansson Giving Receiving". All About Jazz . Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Bowers, Jack (2 May 2003). "The Lars Jansson Trio Witnessing". All About Jazz . Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Bowers, Jack (10 August 2004). "Lars Jansson/Bohusl Temenos". All About Jazz . Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Mosey, Chris (16 January 2012). "Lars Jansson Trio with Ensemble MidtVest: Worship Of Self". All About Jazz. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Mosey, Chris (13 July 2011). "Lars Jansson Trio In Search of Lost Time". All About Jazz . Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Mosey, Chris (26 November 2012). "Lars Jansson: Koan". All About Jazz. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Mosey, Chris (20 October 2018). "Lars Jansson: Just This". All About Jazz. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Bowers, Jack (1 June 2002). "Lars Jansson Ballads". All About Jazz . Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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