Contemporary Scandinavian Jazz

[Guy Berger]

I’ve been starting to explore this group of musicians.  A lot of them pop up on Spotify, some I’ve encountered on my Clean Feed Records binge, some are active in collaboration with American musicians.

any recommendations?  I have a wide range of tastes from straight ahead to avant-garde to fusion.  My sweet spot is music that sits somewhere between those poles.

[AndreyHenkin]

https://elephant9band.bandcamp.com/album/catching-fire

Angles 9/10

The Thing

[mjazzg]

I used to listen to a lot about ten years ago so I'm behind the times now.

From back then I'd suggest Atomic and each of the players from that band own leader dates. Also Paal Nilsson-Love Large Unit

Definitely second Angles, in all its various sizes. 

More recently,

Stahls Trio

Organic Pulse Ensemble

Oira Pena

Superposition

 

 

[JSngry]

I've found the Moserobie label to be pretty consistently fine:

https://moserobie.bandcamp.com/

[Pim]

Yeah I second some of the suggestions here for sure;

- Atomic: The Bikini Tapes and Boom Boom

- Angles: By Way of Deception, Injuries and Dissapeared Behind the Sun 

- School Days - In our Times 

Paal Nilssen Love is a big favorite of mine. I never cared much for Mats Gustafsson but he’s quite popular as well. 
 

Not necessarily contemporary but far from traditional and very Scandinavian are the works of Jan Johansson which I highly recommend: Jazz Pa Svenska and Jazz Pa Ryska. It’s the kind of music you’d like to play when you’re poking the fire in your Swedish forest cabin. Not that I’ve ever done that but I’d like to and than listen to Johansson  highly atmospheric tunes 

[mjazzg]

7 minutes ago, JSngry said:

I've found the Moserobie label to be pretty consistently fine:

https://moserobie.bandcamp.com/

Agreed. That's run by Per Texas Johansson isn't it? He's very good in many different settings. Nacka Forum are an old favourite too

[clifford_thornton]

Jonas Kullhammar founded it, though he may not run it today.

I'll admit to not being as caught up as I was 15 years ago.

[mjazzg]

Kullhammar, of course, my mistake. He's good too