Gustav Lundgren

Gustav Ernest Viktor Lundgren (born 18 September 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz guitarist.

Biography

Lundgren started playing the guitar at the age of thirteen and went to Södra Latin's music program during high school. He then studied music at Bollnäs folk high school and Fridhems folk high school in Svalöv.^[1]

After finishing his studies, he joined the Hot Club de Suede and started a jazz club at Hannas Krog at Södermalm in Stockholm.

He participates in several music projects, including his own Gustav Lundgren Quartet, and plays a particular Spanish-inspired jazz.^[2]

He runs his own record company, Lundgren Music.

Honors

2004: Honored with his own signature guitar model from AJL-Guitars
2005: Recipient of the Louis Armstrong Scholarship
2009: Honored with a grant from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee^[3]

Discography

Solo albums

2004: First Impression (Lundgren Music), with Gustav Lundgren Quartet/Quintet
2007: Second Opinion (Lundgren Music), with Gustav Lundgren Quartet
2010: 8 Venues (Lundgren Music), with Gustav Lundgren Quartet
2012: Plays Django Reinhardt (Lundgren Music)
2014: French Connection (Lundgren Music)
2015: Bertheleville (Lundgren Music), with Gustav Lundgren Trio
2017: At The Movies (Lundgren Music), with Gustav Lundgren & Unit

Collaborations

2002: 29m² (SJR), with Mozaique
2003: Avec (SJR), with Hot Club de Suede
2005: Django Project vol. 1 (Lundgren Music), with Anders Larsson
2008: Django Project vol. 2 (Lundgren Music), with Anders Larsson
2011: Take Two (Lundgren Music), with Stockholm Swing All Stars
2012: Janeiro (Lundgren Music), with Daniel Santiago
2012: Barcelona / Estocolmo (Lundgren Music), with Fredrik Carlquist
2013: Plays Richard Rodgers (Lundgren Music), with Trio Legacy
2013: Bossa Nova vol. 1 (Lundgren Music), with Fredrik Carlquist
2014: Passageiros (Lundgren Music), with Lili Araujo
2014: Cruce de Caminos (Lundgren Music), with Celia Mur
2015 : Mar (Lundgren Music), with Luiz Murá^[4]
2017: Jazz Vol. 1 (Lundgren Music), with Jorge Rossy and Doug Weiss^[5]
2017: Acoustic Connection LIVE (Lundgren Music), with Antoine Boyer^[6]

References

^ Almqvist, Peter (2007). "Gustav Lundgren - Sveriges flitigaste gitarrist" (in Swedish). Fuzz.se. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ Holmberg, Gunnar (2007). "Gustav Lundgrens gitarrhjältar:Jimi, John…och DJANGO!" (in Swedish). DigJazz.se. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Gustav Lundgren". Biography. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Gustav Lundgren". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Gustav Lundgren". Discography. Deezer.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Lundgren Music CD". LundgrenMusic.shop.textalk.se. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

External links

[1] Almqvist, Peter (2007). "Gustav Lundgren - Sveriges flitigaste gitarrist" (in Swedish). Fuzz.se. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[2] Holmberg, Gunnar (2007). "Gustav Lundgrens gitarrhjältar:Jimi, John…och DJANGO!" (in Swedish). DigJazz.se. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[3] "Gustav Lundgren". Biography. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[4] "Gustav Lundgren". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[5] "Gustav Lundgren". Discography. Deezer.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[6] "Lundgren Music CD". LundgrenMusic.shop.textalk.se. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

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