MARTIN BRANDQVIST

Martin Brandqvist grew up in Harplinge, in a home characterized by jazz. Already at the age of 17, Martin played at the legendary jazz club Nefertiti in Gothenburg, together with Matz Nilsson, Ove Ingemarsson, and Håkan Brandqvist, his father. Later, he became an educated percussionist, in Sweden as well as in New York, and he has a Bachelor of Arts in music from Malmö University. At Drummers Collective in New York Martin met the legendary percussionist Frank Malable and studied the Afro-Cuban tradition on drums. This resulted in a long period where Martin played with different bands all in the world music arena. Martin has toured with Vusi Mahlasela in South Africa and played with Simbi and Boukman Eksperyans on festivals in Canada, France and Haiti. In the 1990’s, his contacts in Malmoe and Copenhagen with musicians from Brasil resulted in tours and recordings in Sweden and Iceland. As a read more...