Phontrattarne Grand Show at Reginateatern

Tonight it's premiere for Grand Show by Phontrattare at Reginateatern. This show has been done for many years and is one of the best signs that the spring has arrived. The show usually contains a lot of good big band music and a lot of comedy. The band and the dancers have a fondness of picking up old gems of music and writing new lyrics to them.



I encourage everybody that have opportunity to see the show and I'm hoping that I can have the chance to photograph one of their shows.

The shows are each day between May 8th and May 15th.



The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license them. They are taken about two weeks ago when Phontrattarne did a concert at Stora Torget in Uppsala.

Will you see Grand Show with Phontrattarne? Tell me.

Jazzen anfaller at Reginateatern

Tonight it's premiere for the show "Jazzen anfaller" (The Jazz is attacking) at Reginateatern in Uppsala with Peter Lind and his Cabaret Band.

This show chronicals how jazz made its entry into Sweden and how it was received. Peter Lind is an amazing entertainer and his band is full of top jazz musicians. An extra singer has also joined the band: Eva Forsgren.

The band consists of Björn Sjödin, Claes-Göran Skoglund, Kjell Grundström, John Högman, Mats Josephson.


I saw their previous show "Good Evening, Everybody" and I think that this will also be a great show. If you have the opportunity, you should go and see them.

The show is at Reginateatern Feb 14th and 15th at 19.00 and on Feb 16th at 18.00. The ticket costs 220 kr.

The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission.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

Have you seen the show? What do you think of Peter Lind and his Cabaret Band? Tell me.

Youth Jazz Contest in Uppsala 2007: Photos

The Youth Jazz Contest in took place yesterday at Reginateatern in Uppsala. Young jazz musicians competed with their music. There were six groups who performed 2 songs each:

• Trio From Hell
• Yenny Alpsten Duo
• Jazzseptetten B13
• Johan Christoffersson 4
• Henrik & Anton Duo
• Future Sound Of Sweden
  
  

The winners of Youth Jazz Contest 2007 was Johan Christoffersson 4 which consists of Johan Christoffersson (saxophone), Filip Ekestubbe (piano), Petter Olofsson (bass) and Sebastian Ågren (drums).

I think the jury made the right choice because these guys were clearly the best group when it comes to musicianship and ensamble play. I really liked the way the bass player and drummer interacted, they were in the pocket and kept it swinging. Johan Christoffersson had the the best sound of all saxophone players. I'm looking forward to hearing them in the spring.

The winners played bop jazz but there were all kinds of jazz styles represented there, but unfortunatly no real swing music. Jazzseptetten B13 played the most swinging music which I liked. I also enjoyed the soft jazz with Henrik & Anton Duo, particulary the trumpet playing by Henrik Grim. Henrik won the jury's price for best individual performance.


Future Sound Of Sweden play jazz with a lot of influences from funk. They took third place. If there had been a price for entusiasm it should have been awarded to them too.

Second place was awarded to Yenny Alpsten Duo which played free jazz. I enjoy most forms of music, but free jazz is not one of them. I can't find anything in it that I appreciate. It must have a pulse, a rhythm or a melody. Free jazz, by definition, has none of that. If you are a fan of free jazz, would you please comment and tell me what attracts you to the music, I really like to know.

I missed the women in this competition, of all the contestant there were not a single one. Why is that? I hope there are young women playing jazz somewhere, even though they weren't in this competition.



Footnote:
The jury was instructed to rank the contestants with the following things in mind:

1. Group feeling/ ensemble play between the band members
2. Individual proficiency at their instruments
3. Feeling for the particular style of jazz they've chosen to play
4. Additional factors to consider: Joy of playing and originality in choice of music and arrangements

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

Were you at Youth Jazz Contest 2007? What do you think of it? Which group was your favorite? Tell me.

Youth Jazz Contest 2007

Tonight it's time for Youth Jazz Contest 2007 in Uppsala at Reginateatern where young jazz musicians compete. You might spot the jazz stars of tomorrow there. The concert/competition is FREE.

The event starts at 19 o'clock and is arranged by Uppsala Jazz Club. The winner gets to play at either Katalin or Uppsala Konsert & Kongress in the spring.

In the photo you can see Johanna Grim and Henrik Grim who competed in last years Youth Jazz Contest. The photo is taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want to license it.

Are you going to the Youth Jazz Contest? Tell me.

New Orleans T.O.R at Reginateatern

Yesterday I visited Reginateatern, a theatre in Uppsala, that had a presentation of which plays and music acts that will perform there during the autumn. Many of the artists who will perform later on were there to give a sample of what their show will be about.

From a swing and blues music perspective the most interesting act will be "New Orleans T.O.R" where the musicians Ulf Sandström (piano and vocals) and Bo Gustavsson (saxophone and vocals) will talk about New Orleans itself and their travels there (they've visited New Orleans more than 25 times). They are know from their group Jump4Joy.



The show will be in the format of a one hour lunch entertainment once a month (Sep 26th, Oct 10th and Nov 7th). From what I saw, the show will be very entertaining.

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 about the show? Will you go there? Tell me.

Phontrattarne Grand Show Premiere Tonight

The big band Phontrattarne is having their premiere of their Grand Show at Reginateatern tonight. The show is played between the 10th and the 17th of May. Some of the shows are sold out so be sure to get some tickets while they are available.



Here is some photos of members of Phontrattarne that I took when they played at Uppsala Winter Camp. The photos may not be used elsewhere without my permission. Contact me if you want licence the photos.

Will you go to the Phontrattarne Grand Show? Have you already seen it? What do you think of it? Tell me.

Phontrattarne: Grand Show preview

Phontrattarne is one of Uppsalas best big bands. On Saturday they held a concert at Stora Torget in Uppsala and gave a preview of what they will perform at their Grand Show at Reginateatern between 10th and 17th of May.



The shows are usually great fun for any swing music lover, this band know how to entertain and have a lot of good singers.



They showed new number based on the song "The Charleston". A fun choreography with all the charleston moves and of course a lot of cute dancers.



Phontrattarnes Grand Show is a must see. Make sure to see it in May. The photos are taken by me and may not be used elsewhere without my permission.

Are you planning on see Grand Show at Reginateatern? Tell me.