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Hans Olding
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Gibson ES335, Polytone Mini Brute amp, reverb, delay, EQ and overdrive.
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Hans Olding & Sigurdur Flosason: Projeto Brasil!
by Budd Kopman
Projeto Brasil!, from saxophonist/flutist Sigurdur Flosason and guitarist Hans Olding, when compared to the authentic and stunningly beautiful Porto da Madama, seems rather tame. But, one cannot fault a project for not being what it cannot be, and never tried to be. What Flosason and Olding have created is a tribute to the music of Brazil which put it on the map -that from the '60s and '70s. The songs of the giants of that era, Antônio Carlos ...
read moreHans Olding & Sigurdur Flosason: Projeto Brasil!
by Edward Blanco
The bossa nova, samba and popular Brazilian music of the 60s and 70s are the main theme on Projeto Brasil!, a stylish collaboration from Swedish guitarist/composer Hans Olding and Icelandic saxophonist Sigurdur Flosason as the duo pay tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento and Vinicius de Moraes. The two co-leaders provide innovative arrangements to seven Brazilian standards and include two original homages to Jobim and Nascimento in the mix using a non-standard piano-less quintet to interpret ...
read moreHans Olding Quartet: No Space
by Matthew Warnock
No Space is an energetic modern jazz album from Swedish guitarist, Hans Olding and his quartet consisting of saxophonist Linus Lindblom, bassist Par-Ola Landin and drummer Sebastian Voegler, with special guest trumpeter Nils Janson. The album has a modern vibe that melds together compositional elements from the likes of Kurt Rosenwinkel and Adam Rogers with the tonal and improvisational qualities of a John Scofield record, without sounding like an imitation of either. Olding's playing and writing is solid ...
read more"Hans Olding has the ability to express his original voice, with its own peculiarities, and with a narrative development that is increasingly interesting, even playing it back over and over again.” All About Jazz Italia
"Very comfortable technically, Hans Olding knows not to overdo it, which favors a homogeneous group sound. With a very rhythmic drummer and bassist, Hans Olding moves between “heavy and light”, at times reminiscent of Abercrombie and Scofield, in the 80s." Culture Jazz, France
Primary Instrument
Guitar
Location
Stockholm
Willing to teach
Advanced only