Magnus Lindgren

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Magnus Lindgren (born Västerås 1974) is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Enterprise. He began playing with Herbie Hancock at age 18, and formed his current quartet in 1997. Among others, he has also worked with James Ingram, Koop, Bob Mintzer, Steve Slagle, Jim McNeely, Barbara Hendricks, Jojje Wadenius, Blacknuss and Lisa Ekdahl. In 2001, Magnus was voted best Swedish jazz artist of the year by Fasching. Magnus Lindgren has received numerous honors, including the Gevalia Award and the Arne Domnérus Prize.

Although known mainly playing the saxophone and flute, Magnus is a multi-instrumentalist. A skilled composer, Magnus was commissioned to write music for the Nobel Banquet in 2003

[edit] Discography

His first album, the Grammy Award winning "Jazz i Sverige" was released in 1999.

His sequel was a big band record, “Paradise Open” which was released in 2001, winning both a Grammy and a Gyllene Skivan jazz prize, and voted best jazz record of the year by Swedish Radio listeners. The record climbed to position four on American Downbeat.

His third album, “The Game”, was released in 2003.

The “Music for the Neighbours” featuring Magnus, was recorded while he was in concert with the Malmö Opera Orchestra, at Stockholm’s Concert Hall on September 24, 2004.