Malin Wättring 4

Malin Wättring is a saxophone player and composer from Gothenburg, Sweden. In 2012 she put togheter the group MW4. The music consists of compositions with strict arrangements combined with free improvisation. Malin writes all the material for the band, the music is influenced by a lot of different styles and genres but has it’s roots in the nordic jazz tradition. The band functions as a democracy and there’s a lot of space for the four musicians to express themselves. The sound is sometimes fragile, sometimes powerful, sometimes challenging, sometimes beautiful. The band always interprets the present. Malin Wättring 4 released their debut album Glöd on Havtorn Records in spring 2015 and it has been acclaimed by the critics.   “… This is an extremely personal and nice release from debutant Malin Wättring, one of Sweden’s major new saxophonists and composers.” Jan Granlie – Salt & peanuts  “I have been curious about the album for a while and was impressed when I heard it! It consists of Malin’s own compositions that moves between Nordic contemporary jazz and unpredictable improvisations…” P M Jönsson – GP   “It is an amazing and mesmerizing album. It moves me and makes me want to listen again immediately.” Lennart Olausson – Lira  Malin Wättring 4:  Anna Lund – drums Donovan von Martens – double bass Naoko Sakata – piano Malin Wättring – tenor- & soprano saxophone  Official webpage: http://www.malinwattring.com

Ida Sand

Earthily inimitable, soaked in gospel, blues and soul: Ida Sand has the blackest voice in Scandinavia. Raised on the church and classical music of her parents, she soon fell in love with the voices of soul greats like Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Aretha Franklin. Later, Nils Landgren discovered her extraordinary talent. “Socialised in Europe and yet distantly bound to the black tradition, open for contemporary and pop culture while remaining individualistic” (Jazzpodium). Official webpage:    http://www.idasandmusic.com

Naranjo-Weurlinder Duo

Tania Naranjo’s and Minna Weurlander’s paths crossed through their shared love of Tango Nuevo. It was of course more than just the geographical distance that separated Minna’s childhood in Finland from Tania’s childhood in Chile. Even so, their temperament and mentality are very much alike. Duo Naranjo-Weurlander is a cross-border duo in a broad sense. Although their music originates from two different cultures, there are more things that unite than separate them. The intensity, the power, the melancholy and the expressive phrasings are a common feature in their music. They have ability to rapidly vacillate from duo playing into functioning as one body with a seemingly common thought and direction. Through a large number of concerts they know each other’s instincts so well that they simply let the music flow. Maybe each of them has found her musical soul mate. Maybe the music is a universal language that unites more than it separates.. Tania Naranjo – accordion Minna Weurlander – piano Official