Swedish bassist, cellist, composer and arranger Lars
Danielsson is well-know and admired throughout the International jazz scene for
his lyrical playing and strong groove. Born in 1958, he is a musician with
particularly broad interests. At the conservatory in Gothenburg he had studied
classical cello, before changing to bass and to jazz. As a bassist he has a
uniquely rounded sound, which is as lyrical as powerful.
The "Lars Danielsson Quartet" with former Miles
Davis saxophonist David Liebman, pianist Bobo Stenson and legendary ECM drummer
Jon Christensen has received a lot of recognition and numerous awards during
the 18 years of its existence. Danielsson has released ten solo-albums since
1980 with his quartet and guests such as Alex Acuña and John Abercrombie. The
Quartet has been a testing ground for Danielsson's work as a composer and
arranger, which has extended over the last years to include both - symphony
orchestra and big band music. He has worked with Denmark's Radio Concert
Orchestra as well as the JazzBaltica Ensemble as a composer, arranger and
producer.
Lars Danielsson has worked with: Randy and Michael Brecker,
John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Stern, Billy Hart, Charles Lloyd, Terri
Lyne Carrington and Dave Kikoski. He has also been a member of the "Trilok
Gurtu Group".
As a producer, Lars Danielsson worked with Cæcilie Norby,
Jonas Johansen, the Danish Radio Concert Orchestra and Viktoria Tolstoy.
In 2007, he received a commission for a piece with the
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra featuring himself as a soloist together with
Leszek Moždžer. He has also received a commission from the NDR Big Band and
Wolfgang Haffner to write a piece for the JazzBaltica Festival 2007.
Furthermore, he has been working with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in
collaboration with Vytas Sondeckis and Bugge Wesseltoft.
His 2008 album "Pasodoble" was a huge success.
Jazzwise UK wrote about Danielsson's collaboration with Polish pianist Leszek
Moždžer: "A clarity of thought and execution rarely encountered in
jazz."
"Pasodoble" was followed by another collaboration
with Leszek Moždžer on the 2009 album "Tarantella". Once more the
album caused enthusiastic reactions by Jazzwise: "Easily Danielsson's
finest album to date, it also numbers among the finest albums in the ACT
catalogue."
On his 2012 release "Liberetto", Lars Daniellson
teams up with Armenian piano shooting Star "Tigran", e.s.t. drummer
Magnus Öström guitarist John Paricelli and Trumpeter Arve Henriksen to
discovers new musical spaces and the freedom of music between chamber jazz,
classic and European folk music.
STERN magazine (DE) attested "Liberetto" a
"mighty energy" that unleashes itself from a power centre of
serenity. With his current album "Liberetto" (2014) Lars Danielsson
and his quartet take that energy a step further.
Lars Danielsson on ACT:
ACT 9571-2 LIBERETTO II - with Tigran, Magnus Öström, John
Paricelli & Mathias Eick
ACT 9520-2 LIBERETTO - with Tigran, Magnus Öström, John
Paricelli & Arve Henriksen
ACT 9477-2 TARANTELLA - with Leszek Moždžer, Mathias Eick,
Eric Harland & John Paricelli
ACT 9458-2 PASODOBLE - with Leszek Moždžer
ACT 9457-2 MAGNUM MYSTERIUM - with Jan Lundgren & Gustaf
Sjörvist Chamber Choir
ACT 9604-2 MÉLANGE BLEU
ACT 9445-2 SALZAU MUSIC ON THE WATER - with Christopher Dell
and Nils Landgren
ACTSACD 9800-2 LIBERA ME - with David Liebman, Jon
Christensen & Cæcilie Norby
Website: http://www.lars-danielsson.com/
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