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”Jan Lundgren – History of Jazz Piano
These are performances that show a quite astounding depth of sympathetic understanding with his subjects…. His treatments reflect both an emotional commitment and an intelligent appreciation. His extraordinarily accurate evocations of Peterson, Tatum and Powell demonstrate that his technique stands up to the most severe of examinations…. For anyone with a love of jazz piano through its many individual phases, this set is an absolute joy…. I can’t recommend this gem too highly”.Jazz Journal International - Mark Gardner
Alone and seemingly unconcerned he sat
there, Jan Lundgren, for some two hours at the Palladium’s shiny
and finely toned Steinway spreading gold around him… Performing
one’s own music in one’s own style might seem sufficient of a
challenge. But preserving one’s own profile while interweaving the
highly personal styles of earlier models naturally makes things
extraordinarily much more difficult. But Jan succeeded in an amazing
and highly impressive manner in fulfilling his chosen task.”
Skånska Dagbladet - Jan Olsson
In the middle of the afternoon Jan
Lundgren gave a very fine recital. But that was not all: in an
inspiring and highly educational manner he told us his own story and
that of a suitable selection of world-class jazz pianists… The
recital provided an interesting lesson in piano jazz and we were
treated to many humorous anecdotes… The recital would make
excellent TV and help to offset the Eurovision Song Contest. The
enthusiastic audience that filled the Palladium would surely agree
with me.”
Orkesterjournalen - Lasse Seger
Forty-three year-old pianist Jan
Lundgren surprises us time after time. In this programme, alone with
a grand piano, he talks about the world’s leading jazz pianists and
demonstrates their different styles… He provides us with an
exciting journey from Art Tatum to Keith Jarrett… This is a
remarkable achievement and it feels a bit like a marathon – though
in a positive sense. One never gets bored. In his playing Jan
constantly finds new approaches and he seems to really enjoy being in
the company of these jazz-pianist masters. The audience also seems to
enjoy them to the full… Thank you Jan for this beautiful homage and
for your entertaining lesson on the history of the great jazz
pianists.”
Göteborgs-Posten - Tore Ljungberg
