Paul Wagnberg

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Paul Wagnberg
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Paul Wagnberg performing in 2017
Background information
Birth name Palle Wagnberg
Also known as Paul 'Groove' Wagnberg
Born (1961-04-25) 25 April 1961 (age 57)
Norrköping, Sweden
Origin Sweden
Genres Jazz, rock
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Keyboards, piano, organ, Hammond B3 organ
Years active 1985–present
Associated acts The Real Thing
Website www.paulwagnberg.com

Paul (Palle) Wagnberg (born 25 April 1961 in Norrköping, Sweden) is a Swedish–Norwegian jazz musician, mostly known for his jazz-organ playing. [1] He also sings and plays the piano in addition to composing.

Musical composition aesthetic ordering and disposing of musical information

Musical composition, or simply composition, can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece, or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called composers. Composers of primarily songs are usually called songwriters; with songs, the person who writes lyrics for a song is the lyricist. In many cultures, including Western classical music, the act of composing typically includes the creation of music notation, such as a sheet music "score," which is then performed by the composer or by other instrumental musicians or singers. In popular music and traditional music, songwriting may involve the creation of a basic outline of the song, called the lead sheet, which sets out the melody, lyrics and chord progression. In classical music, orchestration is typically done by the composer, but in musical theatre and in pop music, songwriters may hire an arranger to do the orchestration. In some cases, a pop or traditional songwriter may not use written notation at all, and instead compose the song in their mind and then play, sing and/or record it from memory. In jazz and popular music, notable sound recordings by influential performers are given the weight that written or printed scores play in classical music.

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Career

Wagnberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden. Since 1985 he has been playing professionally with his Hammond B3 organ. He is in particular known for his footwork on the bass pedals. [1]

Norrköping Place in Östergötland, Sweden

Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm. The city has a population of 95,618 inhabitants in 2016, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest municipality.

Hammond organ electric organ

The Hammond organ is an electric organ, invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Various models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to specify a variety of sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier so it can drive a speaker cabinet. Around two million Hammond organs have been manufactured. The organ is commonly used with, and associated with, the Leslie speaker.

He is known for his collaborations within the Swedish-Norwegian jazz quartet The Real Thing, comprising Wagnberg (Hammond B3 organ), Staffan William-Olsson (guitar), Børre Dalhaug (drums) and the late Sigurd Køhn (saxophone). The Real Thing is currently put on hold after Køhn died in 2004 in Thailand by the tsunami catastrophe. [1]

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With his own trio Wagnberg has released three albums, Eat Meat (1999) with Torstein Ellingsen (drums) and Randy Johnston (guitar), Gone Fishing (2001) with Torstein Ellingsen (drums) and Frode Kjekstad (guitar) and Catch 22 (2007) with Erik In 2009 he contributed organ on Stina Stenerud's album Kissing Fools with Hildegunn Øiseth on trumpet. Apart from his own "Organ Unit", Wagnberg is organist in the tribute band "Santana The Experience" from Stockholm. [1] [2] [3]

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Discography

Solo albums

Paul Wagnberg Trio
Paul Wagnberg Organ Unit

Collaborative works

Within The Real Thing
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Within Børre Dalhaug's "Bigbandblast»
With Stina Stenerud

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Wagnberg Biofraphy". JazzOrganister.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-10.
  2. 1 2 "Paul Wagnberg Organ Unit". Gogoyoko.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Tor Hammerø (11 December 2007). "Hetetokter – Paul Wagnberg Organ Unit Catch 22 Review" (in Norwegian). NettAvisen side2.no. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. ↑ Gorseth, Olav (22 September 2004). "Dødelig presist – Storbandplate produsert lag på lag" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende . Retrieved 2012-12-06.
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