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Mathias Sandberg Trio - Hard swingin', groovy and soulful jazz!
Mathias Sandberg, guitar
Zacharias Holmkvist, bass
Stefan Brokvist, drums
The year 2026 marks the centennial of jazz’s symbolic arrival in Finland aboard the ship
Andania. To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Jazz in Finland, Mathias Sandberg trio
embarks on a massive 50 date tour through Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Czechia
and Slovakia.
He has been called “one of Finland’s best kept secrets”, the highly acclaimed jazz
guitarist and composer Mathias Sandberg is one of the hardest working musicians in the
country. He studied at Manhattan School of Music in New York and Berklee College of
Music in Boston and has worked with artists such as Brian Charette, Georg Riedel, Nick
Mancini, Peter Asplund, and Manuel Dunkel. Sandberg plays a hundred concerts a year
and has toured both Europe and the United States.
Mathias Sandberg’s debut solo album The Doctor and the highly anticipated follow-up The
Captain, have received both huge critical reviews, and airplay on jazz radio stations in
Europe, United States, South America, Asia and Australia. The albums showcase his
unique blend of hard swingin’, groovy and soulful jazz with strong melodic writing,
rhythmically playful improvisation and a delightful, almost telepathic interplay between
the three.
Mathias Sandberg’s trio continues to bring jazz to the people, and has in the last two
years played over 100 concerts in Finland (from Enontekiö in the north to Hanko in the
south), Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania.
”This is an excellent album… swings from start to finish” (Jazz Journal, UK)
”Superb album… such a fresh take on the genre” (Rochester City News, USA)
”The perfect musical medication for any occasion” (All About Jazz, USA)