PLUNGE

Swedish trio Plunge has been in existence since 2001. The Malmö-based trio deals with collectively improvised, acoustic music. Their music is based on interplay, presence, spontaneity and a far-reaching sense of form. Plunge has toured in Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and the UK. They have also released two trio albums on the Swedish indie-label Kopasetic Productions.
Besides working as a trio, Plunge also has an ongoing collaboration with renowned Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson. The rewarding collaboration between the trio and Stenson started in the fall of 2002, and has so far resulted in numerous tours of Sweden, several national and European radio broadcasts and two CD's on Kopasetic.
PLUNGE is:
Andreas Andersson – Saxophones
Andreas has, with his powerful sound and lyrical playing, established himself as one of Sweden's most personal saxophonists. He is active on the Swedish improv scene, as well as in the jazz community. He plays in duos with pianist Ola Hedén and renowned organ improviser Markus Wargh. He has also performed with Bobo Stenson, Marilyn Mazur and Sten Sandell among others.
Andreas has composed music for improvising big band, amateur theatre, documentary movies, and numerous tunes for smaller ensembles.
Mattias Hjorth – Double bass
Mattias's melodic and sensitive playing is featured in several groups, such as Cennet Jönsson Quartet, Loïc Dequidt Trio/Quartet and Footloose. He has worked with many renowned musicians, such as Bobo Stenson, Dave Liebman, Tommy Smith, Lotte Anker, Lennart Åberg, Joakim Milder, Fredrik Ljungkvist and Peter Danemo.
Mattias is also a highly regarded improvisation and ensemble teacher at the Malmö Music Conservatory and at Fridhem's Folkhögskola in Svalöv.
Peter Nilsson – Drums
Peter has established himself as one of the most in-demand drummers in Sweden. His varied and organic playing can be heard in numerous constellations, including Cennet Jönsson Quartet, Anders Nilsson's Aorta, Loïc Dequidt Trio/Quartet, The Opposite, Footloose, lim, Ola Hedén Trio and 15,5.
He has also worked with Paul Bley, Miroslav Vitous, David Liebman, Marc Ducret, Bobo Stenson, Raoul Björkenheim, Eugene Chadbourne, Marilyn Mazur, Palle Danielsson, Michael Formanek, Lotte Anker and Sten Sandell among many others and has toured in many European countries, as well as in Azerbajdzjan, Mexico and the US.
Bobo Stenson – Piano
Bobo is one of the most internationally acclaimed Scandinavian jazz musicians of all time. He has been one of the leading figures on the European jazz scene since the early 1960's. He has worked with Börje Fredriksson, Stan Getz, George Russell, Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd, Kenny Wheeler, Tomasz Stanko, Paul Motian, Dave Liebman and many others. Bobo Stenson is an ECM recording artist since the early 1970's.
Discography
“ Plunge ” (Kopasetic 2004, Kopacd 002)
“ Plunge with Bobo Stenson ” (Kopasetic 2005, Kopacd 007)
“ Refreshingly Addictive ” (Kopasetic 2007, Kopacd 014)
“ Origo ” (Kopasetic 2009, Kopacd 025)