Swedish Jazz

About Swedish Jazz

Sweden developed a distinctive jazz culture from the mid-twentieth century, prized for its lyricism and cool restraint. Its defining statement was Jan Johansson's Jazz pa svenska, which set folk melodies to spare piano and bass, while singer Monica Zetterlund brought Swedish phrasing to the international songbook and recorded with Bill Evans. The tradition carried into the modern era through groups like the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, who reached global audiences.

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