Showing posts with label Bent Persson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bent Persson. Show all posts

Monday, December 1, 2008

Jazz photography: Stockholm Classic Jazz Band

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band at Pub 19. Copyright: Henrik Eriksson. The photo may not be published elsewhere without written permission.

Yesterday The Stockholm Classic Jazz Band played at a concert at Pub 19 in Uppsala.

Pub 19 is a classic stomping ground for jazz listners, a couple of years ago "Katalin and all that jazz" was located here before they moved to the new location right by the central station. The pub really has an intimate feeling. All around the walls there are photos of many musicians that has played there over the years.

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band at Pub 19. Copyright: Henrik Eriksson. The photo may not be published elsewhere without written permission.

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band played good trad jazz and had a really good lineup of musicians. One of them is Bent Persson, the trumpet player. I have one of his cds: Swingin' Straight, when I spoke to him he said that he usually plays other kinds of jazz than what's on that cd. So I guess Bent Persson mostly plays trad jazz.

Jens Lindgren. Stockholm Classic Jazz Band at Pub 19. Copyright: Henrik Eriksson. The photo may not be published elsewhere without written permission.

Jens Lindgren on trumpet and song is another member of the Stockholm Classic Jazz Band. What you might not know is that he and Lennart Westerlund and the dance group The Rhythm Hot Shots started Jesses Jazz Club that was located at Katariahissen (Pryssgränd) where there was dancing every week to live bands. In the early days Jens Lindgren was the MC of the night. One of these days I might go through my old photo albums, I might have some photos from Jesses Jazz Club (or better yet, you send me one!).

When the rent became to high they had to move to another location. The dance night has now transformed into Zackes Jazz Corner which is hosted each Wednesday at the Chicago Dance Studio owned by The Harlem Hot Shots. Chicago Dance Studio is located at Hornsgatan 75 in Stockholm.

The photos are taken by me and may not be published elsewhere without my permission.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 Stockholm Classic Jazz Band? Please comment.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band: Concert Sun 30 nov at Pub 19

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band plays at pub 19 Nov 30th 2008 at 15.00

Join me tomorrow, Sunday Nov 30th, at a concert with Stockholm Classic Jazz Band at Pub 19 in Uppsala at 15.00.

Stockholm Classic Jazz Band play trad jazz and has some of the very best musicians in that genre: Bent Persson (trumpet), Jens Lindgren (trombon, song), Göran Eriksson (clarinet, alto saxophone), Holger Gross (banjo, guitar, bandleader), Göran Lind (bass) and Christer Ekhé (drums).

The concert is arranged by Uppsala Jazz Club.

What do you think of Stockholm Classic Jazz Band? Please comment.