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Jan Lundgren live on Swedish television
11.04.16 Artist Jan Lundgren
Pianist Jan Lundgren has performed live on Swedish television SVT2 music from his new album "The Ystad Concert - A Tribute to Jan Johansson". European release date of the album is April 29th. On the album, Jan Lundgren pays tribute to Swedish pianist and composer Jan Johansson, who, especially with his album "Jazz pa Sven...
Mare Nostrum II - The Sound of Europe
The Long Wait is Over. Mare Nostrum presents 'The Sound of Europe'….. Part Two. Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, French accordionist Richard Galliano and Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren form the trio "Mare Nostrum" (meaning our sea, and the Romans' name for the Mediterranean). This band forges connections between the discrete musical cultur...
Welcome back Jan Lundgren!
ACT signs a new, long-term, exclusive contract with Jan Lundgren – Siggi Loch and Lundgren put pen to paper on September 26th in Stockholm. Lundgren, who released four albums on ACT between 2005 and 2009, returns to the label on which he celebrated his biggest success – the album "Mare Nostrum" (with Paolo Fresu and R...
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