The Trio will precent their new album together at the Jamboree this evening. This trio features some really strong names in jazz today, representing three different generations: Catalan drummer Jorge Rossy (Brad Mehldau Trio), Catalan bassist Camil Arcarazo (Bill McHenry, Gregory Hutchinson, etc.), and Swedish guitarist Gustav Lundgren (Chris Cheek & Doug Weiss). The music is a mix of standards and compositions by Gustav Lundgren.
Gustav Lundgren is one of the most acclaimed jazz guitarists in Europe. He was born in Stockholm (Sweden) 1980 and made his first tour abroad already at age 19.
He performed in 27 different countries before turning 30. He has recorded & released more than 1000 songs and his music has been streamed more than 100 million times on Spotify!
His gypsy jazz version of “Monsters, Inc” has been played over 5 billion times on TikTok.
Guitar legends like John Scofield, Mike Stern & George Benson have paid tribute to his playing.
Gustav has worked together with Jorge Rossy, Jimmy Rosenberg, Chris Cheek, Doug Weiss, Antoine Boyer, The Swedish House Mafia, Kleerup & Anne Sofie von Otter amongst others.
In 2004 Gustav was honored with his own signature guitar model from AJL-Guitars.
In 2005 he received the Louis Armstrong Scholarship.
In 2015 he received the Albin Hagström Scholarship.
Gustav Lundgren is also a successful composer & producer having produced more than 40 full length albums & hundreds of tracks.