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Anders Holst

By: Chuck Taylor Senior Correspondent/Billboard Magazine, New York

Anders Holst is a regal contender to become the new crowned prince of contemporary romantic music. The original compositions across Romantika glide with the ease and beauty of a springtime drive through the countryside. Utilizing the gloss of majestic grand piano, breezy horns, sweet sax and whispering strings, Holst accompanies with a vocal style that sweeps the listener along, even as he offers a frank lyrical portrait of decidedly grown-up themes: love gone wrong, resulting sorrow and isolation

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Album Review

Bog Bodies: Bog Bodies

Read "Bog Bodies" reviewed by Chris May


Formed in 2015, Bog Bodies is an international trio comprising tenor saxophonist Robert Stillman, guitarist Anders Holst and drummer Sean Carpio. The band moves freely between the composed and the improvised, the abstract and the figurative, and the acoustic and the electronic. Is it jazz? Is it La Monte Young-inspired drone? Is it noise? Is it Eivind Aarset-esque dreamscape? Take your pick(s). Recorded in 2019, Bog Bodies is the band's second album, following Sligo (Migro, 2017). Gritty ...

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Album Review

Anders Holst: Romantika

Read "Romantika" reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine


The Sting of Stockholm is back and this time he's singing about love. On Romantika, Anders Holst's follow-up to his debut, Five (Unheard of Music, 2005), the vocalist/composer sings about what can come with the experience of love: fulfillment, regret and longing. Along with Holst, longtime collaborator Mats Byström (who worked with Holst on Five) returns, once again stepping into his role as co-composer and producer. Together, the duo writes nine of the ten songs featured on Romantika, pairing simple ...

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Album Review

Anders Holst: Five

Read "Five" reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine


Swedish-born musician Anders Holst delivers a unique combination of smooth instrumentals and heartfelt lyrics on Five. Holst, who cowrote and coproduced four of these five songs, has been dubbed the Sting of Stockholm, most likely for his comparable vocal delivery. But Holst also shares Sting's penchant for recruiting talented musicians of different musical backgrounds who are willing to give a bit of themselves in order to create a whole song.Holst features 22 musicians on Five--quite a few, considering ...

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Performance / Tour

Anders Holst Shares Summer Love at Feinsteins on July 2nd

Anders Holst Shares Summer Love at Feinsteins on July 2nd

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Seductive, lush and emotive, the music of Anders Holst has drawn accolades from fellow musicians such as Quincy Jones, and has earned him such critical kudos as “Anders Holst is a regal contender to become the new crowned prince of contemporary romantic music...." (Billboard magazine) and “The Sting of Stockholm is back and this time he's singing about love. Holst sings like a man comfortable in his own skin." (All About Jazz)

On July 2, the Swedish-born, New York City-based ...

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Europe Invades "Smooth Jazz and More"!

Europe Invades "Smooth Jazz and More"!

Source: All About Jazz

Smooth Jazz and More has two new podcasts ready for our fans on our website, both involving two up and coming stars in the smooth jazz music scene.

The first is with singer/songwriter, Anders Holst. The native of Sweden has a new CD called, Romantika. His album, which has gotten great reviews, as well as high praise from legendary producer/composer, Quincy Jones; is soothing and pleasant to listen to.

The second is a long-time favorite of ours, saxophonist Konstantin Klashtorni. ...

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Recording

Anders Holst Five

Anders Holst Five

Source: Two Sheps That Pass

Swedish-born musician Anders Holst delivers a unique combination of smooth instrumentals and heartfelt lyrics on Five. Holst, who co-wrote and co-produced four of these five songs, has been dubbed the Sting of Stockholm, most likely for his comparable vocal delivery. But Holst also shares Sting's penchant for recruiting talented musicians of different musical backgrounds who are willing to give a bit of themselves in order to create a whole song. Holst features 22 musicians on Five—quite a few, considering that ...

“His (Anders) honest and original love songs can give romantic music a brand new chance. Do your heart a favor and check him out.” QUINCY JONES

“Anders Holst is a regal contender to become the new crowned prince of contemporary romantic music. The original compositions across ‘Romantika’ glide with the ease and beauty of a springtime drive through the countryside.” CHUCK TAYLOR, BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

"’All About Soul’ is the best I've heard from Holst… it is a very well-written tune and Holst's smooth jazz interpretation makes it a great track for our smooth jazz channel. People hear Boz and Robert Palmer in the music … the vocal approach is best described as a blend of Bryan Ferry and Peter Gabriel.” WILL KINNALLY, MUSIC CHOICE

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Romantika

Unheard of Music
2008

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Five

Unheard of Music
2005

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