Fredrik Lundin
Encyclopedia
Frederik Lundin is a Danish
jazz
saxophonist
, composer
and bandleader
. Frank Lundin founded his own jazz quartet in 1981 and since then he has been one of the most expressive and used saxophoners in Danish jazz
.
Fredrik Lundin is currently the leader of the 11-piece Fredrik Lundin Overdrive which he founded in 2000. In the same time he is a member of Jon Balke
'ss Magnetic North, Jonas Johansen Move, Sound Of Choice, Peter Danemo Kapell, Bo Stief New Dreams and Michael Blicher Five Songs.
in 1963 and grew up in Helsingør north of the city. His first instrument was the flute
which he played for five years before picking up the saxophon. He founded his own jazz quartet in 1981 and also appeared in several other ensembles in the following years. The same year he joined the European Youth Jazz Orchestra and from 1982 to 1986 he played in the Erling Kroner Tentet
.
In 2000 he founded the 11-piece Fredrik Lundin Overdrive. The band released its debut cd, Choose Your Boots, the following year for which it received several awards, including a Danish Music Award for best jazz release 2001. Since then the band has toured Scandinavia, Spain and Canada.
In 2003 Lundin was asked by Copenhagen Jazz Festival
to form a group for the official opening concert, and Basalt was the result, playing all original music by Lundin. The concert was recorded by the Danmarks Radio.
In 2004 Overdrive released its second album, Fredrik Lundin Overdrive Plays The Music of Leadbelly, Belly-up, which features Lundin's arrangements of songs by blues/folk legend Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter.
Other artists with whom he has worked and recorded include Marilyn Mazur
(Sax Dance, the JazzPar Prize orchestra), Kenneth Knudsen, Jon Balke
(Saturation), Django Bates
, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
(with Henrik Metz), Pierre Dørge
(New Jungle Orchestra, ega week long engagement at Sweet Basil in New York) Steve Swallow
(with Jørgen Emborg), Aske Jacoby and Kasper Winding.
Works of his have been commissioned and recorded by Copenhagen Art Ensemble, (the albums My Sisters Garden and Angels Share), New Music Orchestra,(for Copenhagen Jazzfestivals) The JazzPar Nonet feat.
He has composed music for dance performances (e.g. Regndråben for Thomas Eisenhardt and Rå Flade for Lars Dahl Pedersen) and a number of children's theatre plays (directed by Jacques Matthiessen).
He has written music for the chamber orchestras, e.i. Madame Claude and Ensemble Nord, and Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet has commissioned and recorded a work by him on Six Danish Composers.
in Copemhagen.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
. Frank Lundin founded his own jazz quartet in 1981 and since then he has been one of the most expressive and used saxophoners in Danish jazz
Danish jazz
Danish jazz goes back to 1923 when Valdemar Eiberg formed a jazz orchestra and recorded what are thought to be the first Danish jazz records in August 1924 . However, jazz in Denmark is typically first dated to 1925, when bandleader Sam Wooding toured in Copenhagen with an orchestra...
.
Fredrik Lundin is currently the leader of the 11-piece Fredrik Lundin Overdrive which he founded in 2000. In the same time he is a member of Jon Balke
Jon Balke
Jon Balke is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer currently known for his Magnetic North Orchestra.He began with classical piano, but switched to blues at 12, though today he performs within several genres. At the age of 18 he joined Arild Andersen's quartet. By the mid-1980s he worked on his own...
'ss Magnetic North, Jonas Johansen Move, Sound Of Choice, Peter Danemo Kapell, Bo Stief New Dreams and Michael Blicher Five Songs.
Biography
Frederik Lundin was born in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in 1963 and grew up in Helsingør north of the city. His first instrument was the flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
which he played for five years before picking up the saxophon. He founded his own jazz quartet in 1981 and also appeared in several other ensembles in the following years. The same year he joined the European Youth Jazz Orchestra and from 1982 to 1986 he played in the Erling Kroner Tentet
Erling Kroner
Erling Kroner was a Danish trombonist and bandleader.Kroner was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but gained music education at Berklee College of Music in Boston during 1969–70 and 1973–74, though he played professionally as early as 1961, amongst others in Germany in the Dixieland Stompers...
.
In 2000 he founded the 11-piece Fredrik Lundin Overdrive. The band released its debut cd, Choose Your Boots, the following year for which it received several awards, including a Danish Music Award for best jazz release 2001. Since then the band has toured Scandinavia, Spain and Canada.
In 2003 Lundin was asked by Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Copenhagen Jazz Festival is an annual Jazz event, taking place in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, each July. The first Copenhagen Jazz Festival was held in 1979. According to reports, around 240,000 people attended the festival in 2004...
to form a group for the official opening concert, and Basalt was the result, playing all original music by Lundin. The concert was recorded by the Danmarks Radio.
In 2004 Overdrive released its second album, Fredrik Lundin Overdrive Plays The Music of Leadbelly, Belly-up, which features Lundin's arrangements of songs by blues/folk legend Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter.
Other artists with whom he has worked and recorded include Marilyn Mazur
Marilyn Mazur
Marilyn Mazur is a percussionist, drummer, composer, vocalist, pianist, dancer and bandleader. She was born in New York and has lived in Denmark from age six. She is of Polish and African-American descent. Since 1975, she has worked as a percussionist with various groups, among them Six Winds with...
(Sax Dance, the JazzPar Prize orchestra), Kenneth Knudsen, Jon Balke
Jon Balke
Jon Balke is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer currently known for his Magnetic North Orchestra.He began with classical piano, but switched to blues at 12, though today he performs within several genres. At the age of 18 he joined Arild Andersen's quartet. By the mid-1980s he worked on his own...
(Saturation), Django Bates
Django Bates
Django Bates , is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He plays the piano, keyboards and the tenor horn. He currently lives in Copenhagen where he is a professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and leader of the StoRMChaser orchestra.-Career:Django Bates was born in Beckenham,...
, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- Discography :* My Name Is Albert Ayler 1963 * Kirk in Copenhagen 1963 * Ben Webster in Denmark 1965-1971 Live at Danish Radio studios, Jazzhus Montmartre and Odd Fellow Palæet - Universal Music Denmark*One Flight Up 1964 *Sunday Walk 1969 - Discography :* My Name Is Albert Ayler 1963 (with...
(with Henrik Metz), Pierre Dørge
Pierre Dørge
Pierre Dørge is a Danish avant-garde jazz guitarist, bandleader and composer born in Copenhagen, Denmark. As leader of New Jungle Orchestra he created a unique and playful combination of traditional and modern jazz with Highlife west-African guitar music.Among his collaborators have been his...
(New Jungle Orchestra, ega week long engagement at Sweet Basil in New York) Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow is a jazz double bass and bass guitarist and composer born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.One of the leading bassists in jazz, Swallow is noted for collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton and Carla Bley...
(with Jørgen Emborg), Aske Jacoby and Kasper Winding.
Compositions
As a composer, Lundin has covered many different areas. Trine-Lise Væring has put lyrics to and recorded a number of his songs and he has delivered material to Jonas Johansen Move.Works of his have been commissioned and recorded by Copenhagen Art Ensemble, (the albums My Sisters Garden and Angels Share), New Music Orchestra,(for Copenhagen Jazzfestivals) The JazzPar Nonet feat.
He has composed music for dance performances (e.g. Regndråben for Thomas Eisenhardt and Rå Flade for Lars Dahl Pedersen) and a number of children's theatre plays (directed by Jacques Matthiessen).
He has written music for the chamber orchestras, e.i. Madame Claude and Ensemble Nord, and Copenhagen Saxophone Quartet has commissioned and recorded a work by him on Six Danish Composers.
Teaching
Fredrik Lundin also teaches saxophone, composition and ensemble playing at the Rhythmic Music ConservatoryRhythmic Music Conservatory
The Rhythmic Music Conservatory is a music conservatoire in Copenhagen, Denmark. The RMC was founded in 1986 as an independent institution of higher education under the Danish Ministry of Culture and is the only school in Denmark specializing in contemporary music training programmes.In 2005, it...
in Copemhagen.
Awards
- 1982: Sørens Penge (talent prize)
- 1984: Scholarship from the Léonie Sonnings Musikfond
- 1986: JASA-prizen (Danish jazz journalists prize)
- 1991: Hafnias Tonekunstnerlegat
- 1991: The Ministry of Culture (Statens Kunstfond) awarded him a prize for his "outstanding creative playing".
- 1995: DJBFA honorary prize
- 1997: 3 year grant from the ministry of culture
- 1997* Grant from Laurens Bogtman Foundation.
- 2001: Danish Music Award for best jazzrelease 2001 for Choose Your Boots
- 2005: Danish Music Award for best jazzrelease 2005 Fredrik Lundin Overdrive Plays The Music of Leadbelly, Belly-up.
- 2007 Ben Webster PrizeBen Webster PrizeThe Ben Webster Prize is an annual jazz award set up by the Ben Webster Foundation to honour Danish and American Jazz musicians as well as other professionals active in the promotion of jazz in those countries. The American jazz musician Ben Webster spent his last ten years in Copenhagen, Denmark,...
Discography
- Twilight Land (1986)
- The Cycle (1987)
- Pieces of... (1990)
- People, Places, Times and Faces (1992)
- Desde el norde.. (1997)
- Music For Dancers and Dreamers (1997)
- Choose Your Boots (2001)
- Fredrik Lundin Overdrive Plays the Music of Leadbelly, Belly-up (2004)
- Offpiste Gurus (2010)