Jazz photography: The Great Jazz Party

Last Saturday I attended the concert The Great Jazz Party. The concert hall was almost sold out. It was a really good concert, how could it not be that way with some of Swedens best jazz musicians in the band. I'm especially thinking of Klas Lindquist, Klas Toresson, Karl Olandersson and Andreas Pettersson and of course the maestro himself: Ulf Johansson Werre.



Two vocalist were featured in the concert: Roger Pontare and Vivian Buczek. Roger Pontare is known for his songs with a strong ethnic influence from northern Sweden (which you might have guessed by his clothes in the picture above) but he has also recorded an album with Frank Sinatra songs.

Vivian Buczek comes from the other end of Sweden, from the town Malmö, in the very south of Sweden. I've heard her before when she sang with Claes Crona Trio at Katalin last year.

Both singers sang excellent.



At the concert they played a song that I heard a couple of times but never known what it's called, now I got it: Filthy McNasty written by Horace Silver. (Hear a clip of Filthy McNasty at Youtube).

If you want to see more of my photos from the jazz concert, take a look here: The Great Jazz Party at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress 2008.

The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them.

What do you think of Great Jazz Party? Please comment.

Great Jazz Party: Roger Pontare + Vivian Buczek

Tonight it's time again for The Great Jazz Party at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress. Ulf Johansson Werre has assembled a big band with professional jazz musicians. The concert features the singers Roger Pontare and Vivian Buczek.

Th concert starts at 19.

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Will you attend The Great Jazz Party? Please comment.

Toots Thielemans at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress

What a concert there will be tomorrow at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress! The fantastic harmonica player Toots Thielemans is coming to town and he is backed up by the elite of Swedish jazz musicians.

The musicians are Ulf Johansson Werre, Claes Crona, Vivian Buczek, Jörgen Smeby, Petur Island Östlund, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Peter Asplund and Andreas Öberg.

If you have the opportunity you should really attend the concert that starts at 17. The tickets cost 325 kr.

Here is a video clip of Toots Thielemans playing Bye Bye Blackbird.

The photo above is taken by Jos L. Knaepen.



What do you think of Toots Thielemans? Tell me.

Vivian Buczek and the Claes Crona Trio at Katalin: Photos

Yesterday singer Vivian Buczek and the Claes Crona Trio featuring Johan Hörlen (saxophone) played at a concert at Katalin and all that jazz. The concert was arranged by Uppsala Jazz Club.

The Claes Crona Trio consists of Claes Crona (piano), Jörgen Smeby (bass) och Petur ”Island” Östlund (drums).

Some examples of what they played: "To Close For Comfort", "Bluesette", the standard written by Toots Thielemans and Love For Sale (by Cole Porter). They also played a song with latin influences from Vivian Buczeks coming album "Straight from my heart".


The photos are taken by me and may not be used elsewhere without my permission. Watch some other jazz photography by me.

Were you at the concert at Katalin? What do you think of Vivian Buczek and Claes Crona? Tell me.

Vivian Buczek with Claes Crona Trio at Katalin

Tomorrow Saturday there will be a concert at Katalin and all that jazz with singer Vivian Buczek and the Claes Crona Trio featuring Johan Hörlen (saxophone). The concert is arranged by Uppsala Jazz Club and starts at 14.

The Claes Crona Trio consists of Claes Crona (piano), Jörgen Smeby (bass) och Petur ”Island” Östlund (drums). Johan Hörlen (saxophone) will replace Hector Bingert, who was initially announced to be playing with the band.

The band will play jazz standards, swing, some songs with latin influences as well as some original compositions by Vivian Buczek and Claes Crona.

Vivian Buczek will soon release her second album: Straight from my heart in April but you can buy it at the consert if you like. The picture above is the cover for her cd. Cover design by Pär Wolfner and photograph by Åsa Kristensson.

Have you heard them before? What do you think? Tell me.