Mats Gustafsson
Mats Gustafsson in concert, 2010
Mats Gustafsson in concert, 2010
Background information
Birth nameMats Olof Gustafsson
Born (1964-10-29) 29 October 1964 (age 59)
Umeå, Sweden
GenresJazz, free jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, fluteophone, flute, clarinet
Years active1986–present
LabelsRune Grammofon, Smalltown Supersound
Websitematsgus.com

Mats Olof Gustafsson (born 29 October 1964) is a Swedish free jazz saxophone player.

Career

Mats Gustafsson at Moers Festival, June 2006, Germany
Mats Gustafsson at "Sonore" concert, Lviv, 14 Dec 2008

Gustafsson came to the attention of lovers of improvised music as part of a duo with Christian Munthe (started in 1986), as member of Gunter Christmann's Vario project and the band Gush (started in 1988). He later played widely with Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, Paul Lovens, Barry Guy, Yoshimi P-We, Derek Bailey, Magnus Broo, Otomo Yoshihide, Pat Thomas, Jim O'Rourke, Thomas Lehn, Evan Parker, Misha Mengelberg, Zu, The Ex and Sonic Youth.

Since the early 1990s Gustafsson has been a regular visitor to the United States, forming a particular affinity with Chicago musicians Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang, and Ken Vandermark and recording for Okka Disk.[citation needed]

He was awarded the 2011 Nordic Council Music Prize.[1]

Gustafsson has worked extensively with artists from the worlds of dance, theatre, poetry and painting. He has lived in Nickelsdorf, Austria since 2011.[2]

Festival curator

Gustafsson curated the Perspectives festivals in Västerås, Sweden in 2004, 2007 and 2009. This festival of musical improvisation is noted for its cross-genre character and creative atmosphere among musicians.[3] The festival slogan for 2004 was "Fight Global Stupidity", 2007 "Fight Local Stupidity" and for 2009 it became "Fight (y)our stupidity".

Gustafsson was also joint curator of the 2010 Konfrontationen festival in Nickelsdorf, Austria.[4]

Gallery

Photos

Mats Olof Gustafsson Toronto, Canada

Discography

As leader

With AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark

As sideman

With Per Henrik Wallin & Kjell Nordeson
With Jaap Blonk & Michael Zerang
With Ken Vandermark
With Jim O'Rourke
With David Grubbs
With Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo & Steve Shelley
With Greg Goodman & George Cremaschi
With Agustí Fernández
With Paal Nilssen-Love
With Sonic Youth & Merzbow
With Pat Thomas and Roger Turner (The Articles)
With Barry Guy Solo/Duo
With Barry Guy and the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra with Irène Schweizer
With the Barry Guy New Orchestra
With Barry Guy and Raymond Strid
With Gord Grdina Trio
With Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid
With The Sons of God
With Masami Akita & Jim O'Rourke
With Colin Stetson
With Ich Bin N!ntendo including Christian Skår Winther, Joakim Heibø Johansen & Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard
With The Ex
With Agustí Fernández & Ramon Prats
With Correction
With Merzbow & Balázs Pándi
With Merzbow, Balázs Pándi & Thurston Moore
With Craig Taborn
With Paul Rutherford
With the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Octet/Tentet

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Mats Gustafsson wins the Nordic Council Music Prize 2011". Musikpris.org. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "KONFRONTATIONEN NICKELSDORF 2010". Konfrontationen.at. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Perspectives 2004 – Festival for Creative Music". NyaPerspektiv.se. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf 2010". Konfrontationen.at. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ "MIch Bin N!ntendo & Mats Gustafsson". Discogs. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Mats Gustafsson Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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