MAGNUS LINDGREN
Genres: Hard Bop, Post Bop, Third Stream, RnB, Progressive Big Band, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Latin Rock, Soul, Big Band • Sweden

Magnus Lindgren (born in Västerås 1974) is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Enterprise. He began playing with Herbie Hancock at age 18, and formed his current quartet in 1997. Among others, he has also worked with James Ingram, Koop, Barbara Hendricks, Gregory Porter, Till Brönner, Nicola Conte, Marie Fredriksson and Ivan Lins. In 2001, Magnus was voted best Swedish jazz artist of the year by Fasching. Magnus Lindgren has received numerous honors, including a Swedish Grammis, the Gyllene Skiva, the Gevalia Award and the Arne Domnérus Prize. Although known mainly playing the saxophone and flute, Magnus is a multi-instrumentalist, a skilled composer and arranger. Magnus was commissioned to write music for the Nobel Banquet in 2003.  Magnus album Batucada Jazz was released in spring 2009. It features read more...