Yun Kan 5

Yun Kan 5 The Swedish jazz group Yun Kan 5 was formed in Stockholm in 2003 by the now 36-years old composer, saxophone- and clarinetplayer Fredrik Ljungkvist. The group emerged from Yun Kan 3, which included the musicians Mattias Welin on doublebass and Jon Fält on drums. Later on, Yun Kan 3 was added by the musicians Klas Nevrin on piano and zither and Per-Åker Holmlander on tuba. They literary had their first encounter in the studio for four days in december 2003 and there they recorded the debut album ”Yun Kan 12345”, which was released in march 2004 by the Swedish record label Caprice. The band made a ”Jazz in Sweden 2004”-tour ( from the prestigeous Swedish Jazz Award) in October and November -04 and it also included concerts in Kongsberg (Norway), London, Beijing and Shanghai. In the year 2005 they also toured in Slovenia and France. In april 2005 Yun Kan 5 were choosen as the ”Jazz group of the year” by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation and Fredrik Ljungkvist also was awarded the prize ”Jazz musician of the year”. In may 2006 they recorded their second album ”Badaling”. The record includes 8 new compositions of Fredrik Ljungkvist and will be released in the beginning of next year. The leader can also be heard in the successful and worldwide known Norwegian/Swedish group Atomic. The other members in Yun Kan 5 are also working with groups as: Bobo Stenson trio (Fält), Ken Vandermarks Territory Band (Ljungkvist, Holmlander), Peter Brötzmann Tentet, Barry Guy Orchestra(Holmlander).