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Jonas Kullhammar

Jonas Kullhammar Quartet, Kullrusk, Nacka Forum

About Me

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Check this great JKQ video out!
Selected Discography: 2000 Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Salut 2001 Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - The Soul Of Jonas Kullhammar 2001 Jansson, Kullhammar & Nilssen-Love - Live at Glenn Miller vol.1 2002 Nacka Forum - Nacka Forum 2003 Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Plays Loud For The People 2004 Kullrusk - Kullrusk 2005 Jonas Kullhammar Quartet w. Norrbotten Big Band - Snake City North 2005 Nacka Forum - Leve Nacka Forum 2005 Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg - Gyldene Tider vol.1-3 2006 Kullrusk - Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring 2006 Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Son of a drummer 2007 Kullhammar/Osgood/VÃ¥gan - Andratx 2008 Gyldene Trion (Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg) - Live at Glenn Miller
Jonas can also be heard on recordings with Nicolai Dunger, Goran Kajfes, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Per Henrik Wallin, Torbjörn Zetterberg, Sonic Mechatronik Arkestra, Christian Falk, The Perishers, Deportees, Jupiter, Eldkvarn, Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos, Mattias Alkberg, Dieter Schöön, The Plan and many more...
Bio: Jonas Kullhammar has passed over the Swedish jazz scene like a proverbial whirlwind. In year 2000 he released his debut recording, the self-produced Salut. It won him Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as the newcomer of the year. He followed up his success with The Soul of Jonas Kullhammar, even this CD produced and distributed by himself. Jonas third cd Plays Loud For The People received excellent reviews and got a nomination for the Swedish Grammy Award. He also received the Django D'or award and received the price Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as Jazz Musician of The Year in Sweden two years in a row. The group also received the award for jazz group of the year. 2005 the groups fourth cd was released. Snake City North is the title and it is a collaboration with Norrbotten Big Band. In April 2006 their fifth album, titled Son Of A Drummer was released. It is the first album with new music since Plays Loud For The People was released in 2003. All disks reveal a young, amazingly energetic saxophone player already a complete musician and composer. For comparisons you have to go to Sonny Rollins, one of the giants of jazz. Jonas prefers the same very rhythmically flowing and dense spirit. The Jonas Kullhammar Quartet also includes pianist Torbjörn Gulz, bass player Torbjörn Zetterberg and drummer Jonas Holgersson a quartet we'll hear much of in the future.

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Member Since: 5/25/2006
Band Website: kullhammar.com
Band Members: Jonas Kullhammar Quartet:

  • JK - sax
  • Torbjörn Zetterberg - Bass
  • Torbjörn Gulz - Piano
  • Jonas Holgersson - Drums

  • Kullrusk:
  • Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson - Amplified alto saxophone and clarinet
  • JK - Amplified tenor saxophone and clarinet
  • Sven Lindvall - Bjärton upright bass
  • Martin Jonsson - Drums

  • Nacka Forum:
  • Goran Kajfes - Trumpet
  • JK - Sax
  • Johan Berthling - Bass
  • Kjell Nordeson - Drums

  • Andratx:
  • JK - Sax
  • Ole Morten VÃ¥gan - Bass
  • Kresten Osgood - Drums

  • Gyldene Trion:
  • JK - Sax
  • Torbjörn Zetterberg - Bass
  • Daniel Fredriksson - Drums


  • Influences: Janos, Frasse och Hilding
    Sounds Like: More about Jonas |
    Record Label: www.moserobie.com
    Type of Label: Indie

    My Blog

    JKQ is being released in the UK by Interlude Records!

    On monday the 21st of April, the album "The Soul of Jonas Kullhammar" is being released in the UK and Ireland by the new british jazz label Interlude Records.Jonas Kullhammar Quartet will invade Enlan...
    Posted by Jonas Kullhammar on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:23:00 PST

    Kullhammar babblar på tv.

    Se intervju i SVT’s eftersnack.Klicka här isåfall
    Posted by Jonas Kullhammar on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:51:00 PST

    Holgersson möter publiken

    Jonas Holgersson hade ett underbart möte med en herre i Varberg för några dagar sedan.- Du, jag har en skiva med dej....hmmm kommer inte ihåg vad det var men...har du spelat med JONAS? sa mannen- JONA...
    Posted by Jonas Kullhammar on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:59:00 PST

    Kullhammar feat. Strickland & Garnett dates confirmed!

    On May 19th Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg has invited the amazing saxophone player Marcus Strickland to play with us at Mosebacke in Stockholm.On May 20 Jonas Kullhammar Quartet will do a conce...
    Posted by Jonas Kullhammar on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:37:00 PST

    First blog!

    First blog ever... Do I like this? I don't know. Peace and lau, Jonas
    Posted by Jonas Kullhammar on Thu, 25 May 2006 06:00:00 PST