Mathias Sandberg – The Captain

Hard swingin’, groovy and soulful jazz

Svenska veckan continues with music in Villa Breda when guitarist and composer Mathias Sandberg with band takes the stage! The event is open to both the residents of Villa Breda and other people in Kauniainen.

Mathias Sandberg – The Captain
Mathias Sandberg, guitar
Zacharias Holmkvist, bass
Stefan Brokvist, drums

He has been called “one of Finland’s best kept secrets”, the highly acclaimed guitarist and composer Mathias Sandberg is one of the hardest working jazz musicians in the country. He has studied at Manhattan School of Music in New York and Berklee College of Music in Boston and worked with artists such as Georg Riedel, Pierre Swärd, Peter Asplund, Nick Mancini, Jukka Eskola, Teppo Mäkynen and Manuel Dunkel. Sandberg plays a hundred or so concerts a year and has toured both Europe and the United States.

Mathias Sandberg’s debut solo album The Doctor (2020) has received both huge critical review and airplay on jazz radio stations in Europe, United States, South America, Asia and Australia. Sandberg’s highly anticipated new trio album The Captain was released in March 2023, followed by a 50-date nationwide tour. The album showcases his unique blend of hard swingin’, groovy and soulful jazz with strong melodic writing, rhythmically playful improvisation and a delightful, almost telepathic interplay between the three.

”This is an excellent album… swings from start to finish” (Jazz Journal, UK)

”Superb album… such a fresh take on the genre.” (Rochester City News, USA)

”Maailmanluokkainen on se sana, joka levystä The Doctor nousee väistämättä mieleen…
yksi Suomen parhaiten varjelluista salaisuuksista. Todellakin!” (Karjalainen)

”Mathias Sandberg trio tekee todellista jazzlähetystyötä intiimillä otteella koko Suomeen.” (SuomiJazz)

Mathias Sandberg links:
Sandbergmusic.com
Mathias Sandberg – A Spring Thing (Youtube)
Mathias Sandberg – Screwin’ (Youtube)

What: Mathias Sandberg – The Captain Svenska Veckan concert.
When: Wednesday 8.11.23 at 1 PM to 1.45 PM.
Where: Villa Breda, eventsquare -Kukkapuro, Bredantie 16, 02700 Kauniainen.
How much: Free entrance.
For whom: The residents of Villa Breda and other people in Kauniainen.
Organizer: Cultural services of Kauniainen.