 |
Anders Jormin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jormin with Sinikka Langeland at Cosmopolite, Oslo 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anders Bertil Michael Jormin |
| Born | 7 September 1957 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Double bass |
Anders Bertil Michael Jormin (born 7 September 1957) is a Swedish bassist and composer.[1]
Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s he also performed regularly with Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko.
Jorman has played and toured internationally with many musicians including Elvin Jones, Don Cherry, Lee Konitz, Joe Henderson, Paul Motian, Rita Marcotulli, Norma Winstone, Mike Mainieri, Mats Gustafsson, Albert Mangelsdorff, Dino Saluzzi, Marilyn Crispell, and Kenny Wheeler.
Anders Jormin also teaches double bass and improvisation and holds a Professorial post at the Academy of Music and Drama at Gothenburg University since 2002. In 1995 he undertook a visiting professorship at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. The same appointed him Doctor honores causa (honorary doctorate) in 2003.[2]
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Anders Jormin Archived February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine access November 14, 2011
- ^ "Profile Jormin, Anders". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians jazz.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.