clifford_thornton Posted Monday at 12:57 PM Report Posted Monday at 12:57 PM Sad news, confirmed by John Corbett, that the drummer, accordionist, sound artist, and painter Sven-Åke Johansson has passed after a long illness. Born in Sweden and based in Berlin, his work as a bandleader, solo performer, and collaborator with such figures as Alexander von Schlippenbach, Per Henrik Wallin, Alfred 23 Harth (EMT), Peter Brötzmann, Manfred Schoof, Rüdiger Carl, Mats Gustafsson, Axel Dörner, and others is well worth investigating. Sadly I never got to see him perform but the recordings have enriched my life immensely. RIP. Quote
AndreyHenkin Posted Monday at 01:21 PM Report Posted Monday at 01:21 PM (edited) Seeing him in Sweden in a solo concert, during which he played pieces of cardboard and sliced cucumbers on his cymbals, is one of my fondest live memories. Edited Monday at 01:33 PM by AndreyHenkin Quote
mjazzg Posted Monday at 02:02 PM Report Posted Monday at 02:02 PM How I regret not making it to his Oto residency but as Clifford says above the recordings are many and always rewarding. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted Monday at 03:02 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 03:02 PM 1 hour ago, AndreyHenkin said: Seeing him in Sweden in a solo concert, during which he played pieces of cardboard and sliced cucumbers on his cymbals, is one of my fondest live memories. I remember you telling me about that. So far I'm not seeing a birth date, just 1943... hopefully that can be amended at some point. Quote
rostasi Posted Monday at 10:30 PM Report Posted Monday at 10:30 PM Sven-Åke Johansson conducting at Jazzfest Berlin 2023 (photo: Dawid Laskowski) Quote
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