Tobias Sjögren
Swedish jazz guitarist and composer known for solo and collaborative works.
Tobias Sjögren is a Swedish jazz guitarist and composer, born in Gothenburg on 23 October 1970. He earned a Master of Arts in 1996 and is known for solo albums such as Hymn (1994) and Tobias Sjögren (2002), as well as collaborations with musicians like Per Jørgensen and Lars Danielsson. His work includes compositions for poetry, ballet, and installation performance.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 23 October 1970
- Origin
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Instrument
- Guitar
- Genre
- Jazz
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
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Background
Tobias Sjögren has a deep history of collaboration. Since 1993, he has contributed to several albums with Lars Danielsson's band European Voices, alongside Nils Petter Molvær and Marilyn Mazur. He also led the trio Northern Voices with Christian Vuust and Audun Kleive from 1998, which resulted in the album Shaman (Q-rious music, 2003). With trumpeter Per Jørgensen—whom he has worked with since 1990—Sjögren released Unspoken songs (Curling Legs, 2006), featuring his own compositions in a hushed Pat Metheny-style. That album was also performed at the 2006 MaiJazz in Stavanger, Norway.
Did You Know?
- He collected grønlandsk musikk (Greenlandic music) in 1995 with saxophonist Christian Vuust.
- He composed music for the ballet Meget Krafigt Glemt in Copenhagen in 1996.
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