JAN WALLGREN

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JAN WALLGREN (1935 - 1996)

Jan was born in Oslo and grew up in Stockholm. He devoted himself for many years mainly to jazz and toured with his own trio as well as playing in several different jazz orchestras, and his piano playing and compositions marked the quartet that Bengt Ernryd led during the middle of the 60s. Jan has appeared as a soloist and composer with among others the Swedish Radio Jazz Group and the Polish Radios Big band, andhe is documented both on LP and CD.

Aside from working as a piano soloist, orchestra leader, and theatre musician, Jan taught singers and musicians, classically trained pianists, and music students. He wrote theatre and film music, and composed an opera, "Balagantjik," that was premiered at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1986. Among several important compositions, his Requiem, "För levande och döda" (For Living and Dead), set to texts by
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JAN WALLGREN Wallgrens Orkester ‎: Steel Bend Rock album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wallgrens Orkester ‎: Steel Bend Rock
Post Bop 1973
JAN WALLGREN Jan Wallgren, Bengt Ernryd ‎: Love Chant album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jan Wallgren, Bengt Ernryd ‎: Love Chant
Post Bop 1977
JAN WALLGREN Ballad An Den Ruhr album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ballad An Den Ruhr
Post Bop 1979
JAN WALLGREN Lavoro In Corso album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lavoro In Corso
Post Bop 1985
JAN WALLGREN Standards & Blueprints album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Standards & Blueprints
Third Stream 1995
JAN WALLGREN Raga, Bebop & Anything album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Raga, Bebop & Anything
Post Bop 1997
JAN WALLGREN Vandring album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vandring
Third Stream 2004

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JAN WALLGREN Blueprints album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blueprints
Third Stream 1988

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