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Pal Johnson

Bassist/Producer Pal Johnson

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Producer and bassist Pal Johnson has performed in most of Europe and the U.S.Playing jazz , latin , pop/rock, chambermusic , symphonic , folkmusic, jazzfusion, worldmusic, funk and so on, makes him a musical chameleon.He has performed/toured/recorded with most of Sweden..s top artists and some of U.S highly regarded jazzmusicians.HAVE PERFORMED AT(A SMALL SELECTION): Montreux jazzfestival (Switzerland), Northsea Jazzfestival (Netherlands), Aarhus jazzfestival (Denmark), Joe Segals Jazzshowcase at Blackstone Hotel (Chicago U.S.A), Pori Jazzfestival (Finland), Stockholm Jazzfestival (Sweden), Disneyworld Florida (U.S.A), Tatabanya Concert Hall (Hungary) plus many many more.....He has been working as a sideman for years, but now the selfpenned material will be given higher priority.He is teaching bass at Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut SMI, a university for studies of pedagogy and methods for instrumental teaching. Currently he is also teaching bass at Uppsala University.ARTISTS HE HAS RECORDED/PERFORMED WITH:Jan Allan, Berit Andersson, Christer Andersson, Ainbusk, Clement Ashford, Peter Asplund, Astrid Assefa, Marie Bergman,Vicky Benckert, Walter Bishop (Miles Davis; Charlie Parker), Dan Bornemark, Hacke Björksten, Bosse Broberg, Robert Karl-Oskar Broberg, Håkan Broström, Kjerstin Dellert, Thomas (Totte) Dellert, Steve Dobrogosz, Arne Domnérus, Berndt Egerbladh, Anders Ekborg, Dan Ekborg, Mattias Enn, Peter R Ericsson, Göran Fristorp, Rune Gustafsson, Ted Gärdestad, Scott Hamilton, Bill Hardman (Mingus, Art Blakey), Harpo, Christine Hellqvist, Maritza Horn, Kenny Håkansson(Kebnekaise, Dag Vag), Lars In De Betou, Harold Jefta, Ulf Johansson-Werre, Mats Klingström, Leif Kronlunds Storband (Big Band), Jeanette Köhn, Tommy Körberg, Nisse Landgren, Nils Lindberg, Lill Lindfors, Leroy Love, Peter Lundblad, Anders Lundin, Jan Malmsjö, Rich Mathieson, Maria Möller, Silje (Nergaard), Gunnar Siljabloo Nilsson, Lena Nyman, Johnny Olssons Storband (Big Band), Orup, Roger Pontare, Chris Potter, Monica Ramos, Real Group, Ivan Renliden, Bernt Rosengren, Annelie Rydé, Bobby Shew, Anita Strandell, Barbro (Lill-Babs) Svensson, Gunnar Svensson (Helmer Bryd), "Stora Stygga", Sven-Bertil Taube, Svante Thuresson, Ove Thörnqvist, Victoria Tolstoy, Georg "Jojje" Wadenius, Kenny Wheeler, Putte Wickman, Lena Willemark, Cornelis Wreeswijk, Monica Zetterlund + bla bla......

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Member Since: 8/23/2006
Band Website: paljohnson.se
Band Members: It´s just me, my doublebasses, Neuser-basses and EBS amps and speakers...............
Influences: In no particular order: Arvo Pärt, Michael Brecker, Paul Hanson, Jim Beard, Anthony Jackson, Matthew Garrison, Pjotr Tchaichovski, Modest Mussorgski, Rammstein, Prodigy, Astor Piazzolla, Leevi Madetoja, Egberto Gismonti, John Scofield, John Patitucci, Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Chick Corea, Kurt Vonnegut, Metallica, Renaud Garcia-Fons, David Bowie, Beatles, Me..shell NdegéOshello, Zappa, Steve Vai, Ivan Lins, Magma, Univer Zero, Elis Regina, Sting, Nguyen Le, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Björk, Douglas Adams, Allan Holdsworth, J.S.Bach, Buena Vista Social Club, Bill Evans trio, Maurice Ravel, Dave Holland, Ray Brown, Marcus Miller, Eddie Gomez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Seal, Keith Jarrett, Art Zoid, UniverZero, Gong, Samla Mammas Manna, Joni Mitchell, Beethoven, latin music and bla bla bla bla.........All music with heart
Sounds Like: Hopefully myself! Have lots and lots of influenses..............
Record Label: Basvaran/Pal Johnson Musikproduktion/Recording
Type of Label: Indie