Peter Asplund


Peter Asplund, Swedish jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Born 26 September 1969. Asplund studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. He has recorded a number of solo albums and even participated as solo artist on records with other artists, like Lisa Ekdahl, and Viktoria Tolstoy. He earlier plaid and toured regularly with Bo Kaspers Orkester.
In 2010 Asplund released an album, Asplund Meets Bernstein, in cooperation with Mats Hålling - a Swedish composer and arranger - and Dalasinfoniettan - a regional chamber orchestra. In 2014 the Konserthuset, Stockholm - the home for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - presented a concert with Peter Asplund and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, led by Mats Hålling.

Awards

2004 and 2010 Asplund was awarded with the prize Gyllene skivan for the best jazz album of the year.

Discography

As solo artist