Home » Jazz Musicians » Daniel Borgegård Älgå

Daniel Borgegård Älgå

Multi-instrumentalist (sax/clarinet/flute/keyboards/electronics) working in the field of experimental jazz/improv. Living in Stockholm. New release with band Rekon - https://rekon.bandcamp.com/releases https://open.spotify.com/album/5au3kUG2iGbhIIGY49tJuF?si=0io4aHu9Rg-mD1sAh2a93A

Tags

4
Album Review

REKON: REKON

Read "REKON" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


For jazz fans of a certain age—those who began their appreciation of the music during the '60s—American trumpeter Art Farmer's To Sweden With Love (Atlantic, 1964) may have served as an introduction to Scandinavian cool. The Nordic subgenre has come into full bloom in the new millennium with music from Norway's Tord Gustavsen Trio, Sweden's electro-piano trio the Esbjorn Svensson Trio ( E.S.T.), Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim and more. Which brings us to REKON, the electro-improv trio, and ...

Read more articles
About Rekons new release Rekon:

"Good God, what a beautiful recording this is. The trio of bass clarinetist Daniel Borgegård Älgå (who doubles on flute), guitarist Leif Jordansson, and drummer Pelle Vallgren cast bright melodies like sunlight across haunting sonic landscapes. There’s an undercurrent of tension throughout— an effect that is just as likely to evoke anxiousness as it might a comforting assurance. A mix of Euro jazz and Swedish folk influences combine for an intoxicating blend of expressions. This is the soundtrack for the changing of seasons from summer to autumn."

Read more

Dave Douglas
trumpet
Louis Sclavis
woodwinds
Eric Dolphy
woodwinds
Joe Farrell
saxophone
Dave Liebman
saxophone
John Zorn
saxophone, alto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
composer / conductor

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

REKON

So Far Records
2020

buy

Videos

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.