About Fredrik Ljungkvist
Born 1969. Fredrik Ljungkvist is a Swedish saxophonist, composer, jazz musician and musician.
HÃ¥kan Fredrik Ljungkvist (born 29 November 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden), is a Swedish jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet), the son of saxophonist HÃ¥kan Ljungkvist and married to the jazz singer Lina Nyberg.
Career Ljungkvist was raised in Lidköping, and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (1989–93). As jazz student he played with jazz bands in Stockholm, like Fredrik Noren Band, Lina Nyberg Group and Per "Texas" Johansson band. In 1993 he formed his own Quartet with whom he released two albums.
In 2000 he composed a 30 minutes long piece for the Pipeline project, a collaboration between 16 Swedish and American musicians on initiative by the Svenska Rikskonserter. The piece was performed in Chicago and Sweden.
With Marilyn Crispell 2009: Collaborations (Leo Records)
Within "The Deciders" 2013: We Travel The Airwaves (Jazzland Recordings)
With Wadada Leo Smith and TUMO 2013: And It Happened... TUM Records) 2013: Occupy The World TUM Records)
Within "Fire! Orchestra" 2013: Exit! (Rune Grammofon) 2014: Enter (Rune Grammofon) 2014: Second Exit (Rune Grammofon)
Within "Pipeline" 2013: Pipeline (Corbett vs. Dempsey)
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Who is Fredrik Ljungkvist?
Swedish jazz musician
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Fredrik Ljungkvist was born on 29 November 1969 in Kristinehamn.
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Fredrik Ljungkvist is a saxophonist, composer, jazz musician and musician.
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