Seymour Österwall (born Karl Seimer Östervall; 20 February 1908 in Stockholm, Sweden – 3 August 1981 in Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz musician (proficient on the tenor saxophone), bandleader and composer.
Österwall played with the orchestra "Seymours Astoria" in the mid-1930s. This band performed at the Swedish Championship of dancesport, which was held at Nalen, a nightclub in Stockholm. Some time after 1935 the name was changed to Seymour Österwall's Orchestra, with whom he appeared until 1960.
Österwall was conductor at Nalen 1934-1956 and later became music director of Folkpark The central organization. Arthur Österwall played double bass in his brother's orchestra until 1944. In the beginning of the 1940s his sister Irmgard Österwall participated as a singer. The band is present in its entirety in the 1941 short film Gatans serenad [Street Serenade].
Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin was a Swedish jazz saxophonist.
Bernhard Henrik Crusell was a Swedish-Finnish clarinetist, composer and translator, "the most significant and internationally best-known Finnish-born classical composer and indeed, – the outstanding Finnish composer before Sibelius".
Putte Wickman was a Swedish jazz clarinetist.
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm. Its principal venue is the Konserthuset.
Koop was an electronic jazz duo from Sweden, consisting of Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson. Their music consists of mostly vocal jazz created by putting together thousands of different song samples and has been described as a blend between 1960s jazz, swing and Caribbean music.
Magnus Lindgren is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Enterprise. He began playing with Herbie Hancock aged 18, and formed his quartet in 1997. He has also worked with James Ingram, Koop, Barbara Hendricks, Gregory Porter, Till Brönner, Nicola Conte, Marie Fredriksson, Ivan Lins and David Foster. In 2001, Lindgren was voted the best Swedish jazz artist of the year by the Fasching jazz club in Stockholm. He has received a number of awards, including a Grammis award in 2001, and the Arne Domnérus Prize.
Gustaf "Topsy" Lindblom was a Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ninsun Poli is a Swedish-Assyrian singer and songwriter raised in Tumba, Botkyrka, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. This soul and R&B artist made her debut at Hultsfred Festival 2004 in Sweden followed by performances at Stockholm's Berns, Lydmar, Alcazar and Nalen and at Malmö Festival in Malmö in summer of 2006.
Rolf Ericson was a Swedish jazz trumpeter. He also played the flugelhorn.
"Nålens öga" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent. It was released on 21 June 2006. This single was specially written and recorded by Kent for Swedish Save the Children. It was used as signature music for the TV-documentary: "Det handlar om ett barn". The documentary was a co-production of TV4 and Swedish Save the Children to educate about childhood victims of domestic violence. All revenue from the single went directly to Swedish Save the Children. The CD came in a sleeve.
Sten Åke Henry "Stan" Hasselgård was a Swedish jazz clarinetist. Hasselgård was heavily influenced by Benny Goodman, and he played swing jazz in his early years, before exploring bebop shortly before his death.
Jack Noren was a jazz drummer and vocalist born in America but best known for his work in Sweden.
Almost Unplugged is a live album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was released on CD on 17 September 2008 and on DVD on 19 August 2009.
Gunnar Hoffsten was a Swedish composer, bandleader and jazz musician. He was the father of Karin Hoffsten, the singer Louise Hoffsten, the artist Lars Hoffsten, and brother of the actress Rut Hoffsten.
Arthur Österwall was a Swedish band leader, composer, vocalist and musician. Österwall first appeared in his brother Seymour Österwall's orchestra, but in 1944 formed his own orchestra. He was also a jazz columnist and entertainment reporter.
Irmgard Österwall was a Swedish singer.
Birgit Magnusson, known by the stage name Rock-Olga, was a Swedish singer. She was one of Sweden's first rock musicians during the 1950s. She won her stage name via a bet with another singer who used the same name. She was a founding member of two bands, Trio med Olga and Hafvsbandet.
Uno "Miff" Görling was a Swedish jazz bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer. His brother was Zilas Görling.
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1908.
Nad Sylvan is a U.S. born Swedish progressive rock musician and songwriter, who is currently the vocalist in Steve Hackett’s band Genesis Revisited and has also maintained a solo career and collaborations with several other musicians.