Bernt Rosengren (born 24 December 1937, Stockholm) is a Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist. His recordings have earned him five Gyllene Skivan awards in Sweden.
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Rosengren first played professionally at age 19, as a member of the Jazz Club 57, and two years later in 1959 he played in the Newport Jazz Band. Roman Polanski's collaborator Krzysztof Komeda used Rosengren in the performance of his jazz score for Polanski's film Knife in the Water (1962). Rosengren recorded a string of critically acclaimed albums in the 1960s and 1970s, including Stockholm Dues (1965), Improvisations (1969), and Notes from Underground (1974).[1] He played in a sextet led by George Russell in the 1960s in Europe. Later in the decade he moved from hard bop into post-bop experimentation, playing with Don Cherry; in the 1970s, as a member of Sevda led by trumpeter Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, he began working with elements of Turkish and Middle Eastern music. He also formed his own big band in the 1970s.
In the 1980s Rosengren worked frequently with American Jazz musicians , including Doug Raney, George Russel, Don Cherry and Horace Parlan. Among his activities in the 1990s include an album of songs from Porgy & Bess.
Chris Mosey, a Jazz critique from AllAboutJazz, said in his review of Rosengren's latest CD I'm Flying:
Jack Bowers, another music critique from AllAboutJazz, wrote in his review of Rosengren's 2009 album I'm Flying:
He won five Gyllene Skivan awards in Sweden, in years 1965, 68/69, 1974 and 2009.[4]
With Lester Bowie
With Don Cherry
With Arne Domnérus
With Krzysztof Komeda
With George Russell
With Tomasz Stańko