upcoming tours 2012:

check:

http://matsgus.com/archives/category/live_dates/upcoming-tours-offers

for more information and contacts.

while we are waiting for the correct answers in the sax quiz… see below…

please check a great article on GREAT monster tuba player Per- Åke Holmlander!!!!

why is there no feature article on this BEAST of a tuba player in ALL major newspapers and specialiced magazines????

the greeeeeat jazz site DIG JAZZ is publishing very many great articles on jazz – chcek it out! only in swedish so far… but google translate might help a bit…

http://www.digjazz.se/Artiklar.Per%20Ake%20Holmlander.html

the jazz sax quiz 2012 !!!

time again to guess who the saxplayers are….some are young, some are very young….6 different players, before or during their artistic peak….

and we ask WHO are they ????

please email to mats@matsgus.com  —– before 1 march 2012 with the correct answers.

the first winning answer will recieve a very special reward in vinyl… a good one!!!!

please enter your snail mail adress in the answers.

GOOD LUCK!

sax player nr 1.

sax player nr 2.

sax player nr 3.

sax player nr. 4

sax player nr 5.

sax player nr 6. – the sax player is in shades

FYLKINGEN, Stockholm,  13 jan 2012, kl 1930

The year starting with a slow Knock Out… 30 musicians playing
SLOW and heavy music in four parts…
… Directed by FIRE!: Mats Gustafsson / Johan Berthling/ Andreas Werliin
Don´t miss out on this one-time performance by this group.
The orchestra collects some of the most interesting performers in Stockholm and its outer Universe!

Participants:

Mariam Wallentin: voice, Nadine Byrne: voice, organ, Emil Svanängen: voice, Nicolai Dunger: voice, Sofia Jernberg: voice

Niklas Barnö: trumpet, Magnus Broo: trumpet, Thomas Hallonsten: trumpet, organ, Mats Äleklint: trombone, Per Åke Holmlander: tuba

Anna Högberg: alto sax, Mats Gustafsson: tenor sax, Jonas Kullhammar: bass saxophone, Elin Larsson: tenor sax, Fredrik Ljungkvist: baritone sax, clarinet, Christer Bothén: bass clarinet, guimbri

Andreas Söderström: guitar, Reine Fiske: guitar, Sören Runolf: guitar, David Stackenäs: guitar

Sten Sandell: synth, harmonium, piano, Joachim Nordwall: electronics

Johan Berthling: electric bass, Joel Grip: bass, Joe Williamson: bass, Dan Berglund: bass
Andreas Werliin: drums, Thomas Mera Gartz: drums, Johan Holmegard: drums, Raymond Strid: drums

finally…. the fall list of mighty vinyl trades are here:

http://matsgus.com/archives/category/vinyl/trades

GOOD LUCK with offers….

in connection with  recieving the Nordic Council Music price 2011, in Copenhagen november 2011 – an interview was made in swedish…. with some snippets of solo music in between the swedish mumbo – jumbo

check the link:

http://www.kulturkontaktnord.org/lang-sv/kulturportalen/kkn-tv?vid=1347

a brand new SPLIT  LP is out… and in an amazing design!!!

Mats Gustafsson / Raymond Strid duo — drums and soprano sax (!!) improvisations ————– sharing vinyl with legendary RIIS and the Smooth Ones….. distorted ice hockey battle!!!! you NEED to check this out…. it is WILD!!!!!

http://www.gafferrecords.com/

be aware —– be prepared —– be there::::::

THE THING  & Neneh Cherry

fresh from album recording in studio in Stockholm:

fire on tour!!!

great review of trio gig in Skopje, Macedonia! great festival – great people!

in macedonian language:

http://plagij.at/index.php?sajt=more&view=yes&id=5599#11169

and some great photos form the same concert:

http://www.plagij.at/admin/Ranti/fotki/SJF-2011-4.3/index.html

now…….. FIRE! & Oren Ambarchi on tour for the rest of this week…… !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just to inform and apoligize…. the fall has been extremely busy with playing, recording and related matters….

really…. I had no time to assemble a new list of trade vinyls….

still working on the new trade list … I have some VERY VERY heavy objects waiting… classics…

the new list should be up and running in early november.

again: one piece of vinyl per day keeps the doctor away!!!