Magnus Broo


Magnus Broo is a Swedish jazz musician known from own recordings and collaboration with Norwegian jazz musicians like in the band Atomic.

Career

Broo is the son of trumpeter, raised in Västervik, and participated in Visby big band before he attended musical training at North Texas State University. Back in Sweden, he was incorporated into Fredrik Norén Band, and also collaborated in the orchestra of Lennart Åberg.
Broo's expression is a continuation of free jazz and Ornette Coleman's style from the 1960'th, and he is central in the Norwegian/Swedish band Atomic. He also leads his own 'Magnus Broo Quartet with Torbjörn Gulz on piano, Mattias Welin on bass and Jonas Holgersson on drums. They released the albums Sudden Joy, Levitaton, Sugar Promise and Pain Body. Moreover, he also collaborates in Fredrik Nordström Quintet.

Discography

Solo albums

;The Magnus Broo Quartet

;Magnus Broo Trio
;Other projects
;Within Atomic
;With Fredrik Nordström Quintet
;With Adam Lane, Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love
;Within "Boots Brown"
;Within "Angles"
;With Marilyn Crispell
;Within "The Godforgottens"
;Within "IPA"
;Within "The Resonance Ensemble"
;Within "Platform"
;Within "Angles 9"