Peter Asplund
Swedish jazz trumpeter (born 1969)
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Peter Asplund (born 26 September 1969) is a Swedish jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Asplund studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. He has recorded several solo albums and participated as solo artist on records with other artists, such as Lisa Ekdahl, and Viktoria Tolstoy.[1][2] He earlier performed and toured regularly with Bo Kaspers Orkester.[3]
Peter Asplund | |
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| Born | September 26, 1969 Södertälje, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | trumpeter, singer, composer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Website | peterasplund |
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 (available as a video) with Peter Asplund and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, led by Mats Hålling.
Awards
In 2004 and 2010, Asplund was awarded the Gyllene skivan prize for the best jazz album of the year.[4]