Tolvan Big Band
The highly acclaimed Tolvan Big Band presented a newly composed suite by saxophonist Cennet Jönsson at Mejeriet in Lund on October 9 during KOPAfestival 2010. Tarantula Suite is in eight movements and includes minimalistic pieces and mystical sounds as well as afro-balkan-grooves in 23/8 and much more....
”…a truly fantastic piece of music … full of colorful surprises and fast turns, but funny, playful and at moments very beautiful.”– according to reviewer Jan Olsson in Skånska Dagbladet at the premier of Tarantula Suite at Victoriatetern in Malmö, April 2009.
Tolvan Big Band, under the leadership of saxophonist and composer Helge Albin, has worked with many great artists such as Dizzie Gillespie, Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman and Palle Mikkelborg and toured in Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, England, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Nordic countries.
Saxophones & woodwinds: Helge Albin, Ulf Holmström, Inge Petersson, Cennet Jönsson, Bernt Sjunnesson
Trumpets: Anders Gustafsson, Christer Gustafsson, Roy Wall, Fredrik Davidsson, Gerard Presencer
Trombones: Vincent Nilsson, Olle Tull, Ola Åkerman, Ola Nordqvist
Bass trombone & tuba: Björn Hängsel
Piano: Jørgen Emborg
Bass: Patrik Albin
Drums: Lennart Gruvstedt
More info about Tolvan Big Band : www.myspace.com/tolvanbigband
Tolvan BB performed at Palladium in Växjö on November 17 and at Mediteket, Sturegymnasiet in Halmstad on December 8 2010.
