Mats Gustafsson
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Mats Gustafsson during a concert in 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mats Olof Gustafsson |
| Also known as | Mats Gustafsson |
| Born |
October 29, 1964 Umeå, Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone, fluteophone, flute, clarinet |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Rune Grammofon |
| Associated acts | The Thing, Fire! Orchestra, Gunter Christmann, Barry Guy, Paul Lovens, Raymond Strid, Kjell Nordeson, Paal Nilssen-Love, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Mademoiselle Karen, Sonic Youth, Yoshimi P-We, Zu, Merzbow, Colin Stetson, Derek Bailey, The Ex, Peter Brötzmann, Otomo Yoshihide, Jim O'Rourke, Thomas Lehn, Evan Parker, Per Henrik Wallin, Jaap Blonk, Michael Zerang, Christian Skår Winther, Magnus Skavhaug Nergaard, Balázs Pándi, Four Tet, Steve Reid, David Grubbs, Magnus Broo, Misha Mengelberg |
| Website | matsgus |
Mats Olof Gustafsson (born 29 October 1964) is a Swedish saxophone player and a stalwart on the Scandinavian free jazz scene. He is known for his tonal belligerence and intensity when improvising.
Gustafsson first came to the attention of lovers of improvised music as part of a duo with Christian Munthe (started in 1986), as member of Gunter Christmann's Vario project and the band Gush (started in 1988). He later played widely with musicians such as Gunter Christmann, Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee, Paul Lovens, Barry Guy, Yoshimi P-We, Derek Bailey, Magnus Broo, Otomo Yoshihide, Jim O'Rourke, Thomas Lehn, Evan Parker, Misha Mengelberg, Zu, The Ex and Sonic Youth.
Since the early 1990s Gustafsson has been a regular visitor to the United States, forming a particular affinity with Chicago musicians such as Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang and Ken Vandermark and recording for the city's OkkaDisk label. This resulted in a more traditional "free jazz" style in contrast to his innovative early work with European improvising musicians.
In addition to projects with musicians, Gustafsson has worked extensively with artists from the worlds of dance, theatre, poetry and painting.
Gustafsson was awarded the 2011 Nordic Council Music Prize.
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