MAGNUS BROO
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post Bop • Sweden

Magnus Broo is one of those musicians whose playing undoubtedly stems from an inner necessity and who is constantly driven to express himselfas directly as possible. His melodic imagination, the width of his sound and the depth of his emotional expression can best be summed up in a gospel: “Swedish jazz is feeling great!” Since the early 1990s, Magnus Broo has been the favorite of fans, critics and musicians. But his internationally acclaimed and long awaited debut CD “Sudden Joy” only appeared in 1999. In the follow-ups “Levitation” and “Sugarpromise” he shows that the surprising heat and intensity have in no way faded. But then Magnus Broo also has a rich and varied musical career to scoop from. He was born in 1965 and grew up in Västervik (in Småland). As a teenager he was taught the trombone by Bob Henders – a man who opened his ears to jazz and finally read more...