Jens Persson

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Jens Persson is a alto sax player and composer from Malmö Sweden.

Jens is involved in many different musical contexts, he plays traditional big band music, free jazz and everything in between.

He is the bandleader and creative mind behind Perssons Sexa (perssonssexa.com), a sextet playing his original music and also 1/4 responsible for the Malmö based quartet Makross. (makross.se)

He can also be heard in different big bands and groups playing soul, reggae, improv, swing and other kinds of music.

Take Five With Jens Persson

by Jens Persson
April 9, 2013

Meet Jens Persson: Started playing the alto saxophone when I was about 14. The music was mostly swing and bebop in the beginning but has developed over the years.I play in all kinds of bands: swing, reggae, free improv, big bands and more.I have my own group, Perssons Sexa (Perssons Six), which plays my original music.I really enjoy playing all kinds of music.Instrument(s):Saxophone.Teachers and/or influences?I've had ...