here it is….

NENEH CHERRY & THE THING!!!!

releasing THE CHERRY THING on smalltown supersound , early summer!!!

touring Europa in July!

pitchfork news:

http://pitchfork.com/news/45858-neneh-cherry-teams-with-jazz-group-the-thing/

new project w FEED meeting Norwegian POING ensemble….

playing the music of Erik Peters….

some ROCKIN contemporary music happenin! – together with the MIGHTY Raymond Strid, the NR ONE in contemporary improvised music!!!!

check:

http://doubleprojections.wordpress.com

gigs this weekend:
11 mars FEED & POING

http://www.ljungbergmuseet.se/

12 mars FEED & POING

http://www.palladium.nu/

the swedish azz tour is over for this time.

we had some very very heavy guests with us this time…..

Lars Göran Ulander – alto sax

Lennart Åberg – soprano sax

Georg Riedel – bass

Gunnar Lindgren – tenor sax

&

Gilbert Holmström – tenor sax

ALL SWEDISH LEGENDS!

and with special guest from Chicago: Jason Adasiewiecz!!!!!

we wanna thank them a huge bunch!!!!!!  —-  unbelievable times and AMAZING music!!!!!!!!

great review ( in swedish…) with supergreat footage (by Micke Key) can u find here:

http://www.soundofmusic.nu/konsert/swedish-azz-p%C3%A5-skattjakt

see you next time!!!

the 1 st jazz sax quiz 2012 !!!

only ONE (!) correct published answer this time…. and hundreds of suggestions! hundreds…….

thank you all….. so much,  for contributing with very creative suggestions!

the winner is bass player, producer  and record label owner Johan Berthling, Stockholm.

a very rare vinyl release is on its way to you in the mail…..

next SAXQUIZ coming up in a week….. with some very very  VERY  ……  HEAVY saxophonists….. be aware!!!!!!!!!!

the CORRECT answers are::::::::::

sax player nr 1.

FREDRIK LJUNGKVIST!!!!

sax player nr 2.

KEN VANDERMARK!!!!!

sax player nr 3.

ENAN PARKER!!!!!!!

sax player nr. 4

MAGNUS GRANBERG!!!!!

sax player nr 5.

PETER BRÖTZMANN!!!!

sax player nr 6.

MAT GUSTAFSSON

dont miss these concerts:

only in Scandinavia…. (sorry about that….)  the coming weeks:

SWEDISH AZZ on tour featuring: Jason Adasiewicz (Chicago) on vibraphone !!!!

feb 23  – march 3rd 2012

http://jasonadasiewicz.com/

tour dates:

http://matsgus.com/

AND

we have some special guests!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

feb 29th – Fasching in Stockholm with :

—Georg Riedel – bass

the one and only!!… played w Gullin, Johansson and basically everyone from the 50´s to now… uncomparable and really kickin ass!!!!

http://www.cornelisvsriedel.se/

—Lennart Åberg – saxophones

a legend! from collaborations with Don Cherry, George Russell, Jan Johansson and other jazz icons and his own projects: Rena Rama, Oriental Wind… uncomparable…

http://www.digjazz.se/Artiklar.Lennart%20Aberg.html

—Lars Göran Ulander – saxophones

from the very north – the legend of the legends : hard hitting free jazz warewulf from Saxnäs… from creating amazing jazz w Lars Lystedt and Berndt Egerbladh in the 60´s to collaborations with Phil Minton and other free minds over the years… piercingly beautiful saxpoetry….

http://www.digjazz.se/Artiklar.LarsGoran%20Ulander.html

&

march 2nd at Nefertiti, Gothenburg:

Gilbert Holmström – tenor sax

of Mount Everst and Gilbert Homström Quintet ( and Quartet) – fame…and still one of the most important and personal voices of jazz in Scandinavia and all over… creative and KICKIN continously and forever!!!

http://www.ghq.se/

http://www.touchemusic.se/gilbertholmstrom.html

Gunnar Lindgren – tenor sax

One of the most amazing lyrical and creative jazz players ever in Sweden… of a.o. Opposite Corner fame!

the tone… the tone… the tone… is made of pure poetry…. one of the best hidden secrets of creative jazz in Europa ? also a VERY dedicated environment researcher and voice of debate!!!!

http://www.gunnarlindgren.com/

Swedish azz  will play together with these (our  TOTAL favourite jazz players all time ) icons of Swedish (J)Azz  and performing some various compositions from the past and the future… in a ONE OFF spectacular BLAST!!!!!

DONT MISS!!!!!

more info:

http://swedishazz.klingt.org/

VINYL RECORD SHOPPING????

LAST CHANCE with special deals , special treatment (bad coffee and such….) and NO discounts—- tuesday 28th feb!!! 3 – 6 pm!!

I will work again at the best record shop in the world : ANDRA JAZZ in Stockholm,

ANDRA JAZZ Rödabergsgatan 9, 113 33 Stockholm

I will be running the business temporarily: 20, 21 and 28th february!!!

OPEN: 15 – 18  o ` clock

it is now over 15 years ago I worked at ANDRA JAZZ — but now it is time again!!!

please come over, buy KILLING vinyls, drink coffee and listen to kick ass  be – bop, west coast and free jazz and related matters!

some very new gustafsson records and new releases by Brötzmann will be available among other things…..

see you there!!!! ///  peace  & Fire   /// mats gustafsson

yes, there has been a billion answers coming in for the sax quiz — a sucess, we have never anticipated!

and some , wild and very interesting guesses as well….. so, hurry up — it is not to late yet. until end of february.

so, the board of comitte has decided to continue…. to CONTINUE:

there will be a new sax quiz in beginning of march!

the correct ansers, the corrcet 6 sax player´s name will be published on this webpage on march 1st and the winner will be notified by email.

meanwhile — we wanna share with you a photo sent from our friend, drummer Paal Nilssen – Love.

This guy will not be in the next sax quiz… since Paal forgot to ask for his name… sorry about that. keep enjoying the winter!

lists from el intrus, Spain……….

— many musicians and journalists have said what they thought about 2011 —

lists are lists…. we love them, we hate them,we love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate themwe love them, we hate them!!!!

musicians opinions:

http://elintruso.com/2012/02/03/encuesta-2011-musicos-internacionales/

and international press votings:

http://elintruso.com/2012/02/03/encuesta-2011-periodistas-internacionales/

enjoy the readings!

upcoming tours 2012:

check:

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

for more information and contacts.

for the majority of all my upcoming tours and the status of it all, check my agent Danielle oosterop´s great website:

http://www.oosterop.com/

it is all there up for grabs!!!!

still some free dates in the following www.oosterops.com tours:

the thing in EU, 18 – 31 march 2012

THE THING & Neneh Cherry 30th june – 31st july 2012

FIRE! in EU  27 th aug – 2 sep 2012

EFG in EU 14 – 20th sep, 2012 – Evans, Fernandez, Gustafsson

The thing in EU 19 – 28th oct 2012

Swedish azz in EU 29th nov – 9th dec 2012

furthermore…. there are still tours with open dates in the following tours, not booked by www.oosterop.com/ :

FIRE in Japan : 1 – 13th may 2012, email for contact: johanberthling@gmail.com

The Thing with Joe McPhee in USA: 10 – 21 june 2012 email for contact: post@paalnilssen-love.com

more news to come up soon : tours with peter brötzmann tentet, sonore and related activities… meanwhile check:

http://www.arcoyflecha.es/webapp/