KARIN HAMMAR
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, Classic Fusion • Sweden

Swedish trombonist, born 1974 in Boden, Sweden Stockholm based trombonist Karin Hammar had already notched up a long list of music references. Alongside tours and CD releases with jazz stars like Kenny Werner, Tim Hagans, Steve Swallow, Gary Burton or Maria Schneider it was first and foremost Nils Landgren, her kinsman on both instrument and native country who nudged her into the spotlight for example as member of the Jazz Baltica Orchestra or the EBU Bigband. In addition to that in Japan her recordings as Sliding Hammers with her sister Mimi, who also plays trombone, were highly acclaimed. Karin Hammar Fab 4 has existed since 2014. The group´s first CD „Imprints“ (Red Horn Records) was released 2016 and was warmly welcomed by the critics in Sweden. Karin Hammar uses guitar as the harmonic ”generator” which creates an open group´s sound,  close to both bossa nova and blues but always with the lyrical, read more...