Svante Henryson
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| Background information | |
| Born |
October 22, 1963 , Sweden |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, hard rock, fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Cello, bass guitar, double bass |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | ECM |
| Associated acts | Oslo Philharmonic, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jon Balke, Ketil Bjørnstad |
Svante Henryson (born October 22, 1963 in , Sweden) is a composer, cellist, bass guitarist and double bassist, active within jazz, classical music, and hard rock.
Svante Henryson grew up in Umeå in northern Sweden. His father was a Full Professor of Education, and his mother a Director of Studies in English at Umeå University.
At age 12, after falling in love-at-a-distance with a female bassist at a concert, Svante began playing bass guitar in a rock band. Two years later, he switched to jazz and double bass. A concert with Stan Getz at the Umeå Jazz Festival made up his mind about becoming a musician. Another life-changing experience was hearing the in concert in Östersund.
He left his hometown already at age 14 to study music: two years in Härnösand, three years at Ingesund College of Music and (later) one year at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He was Principal Double Bass of the World Youth Orchestra 1983 to 1984.
Still in his teens and halfway through music college, he became a member of the Oslo Philharmonic under Mariss Jansons 1983–1986. After making his solo debut with the Oslo Philharmonic in Wanhal's Bass Concerto, he became the orchestra's Assistant Principal Bassist.
1987–1989 he was Principal Bassist of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra led by Iona Brown.
After a drastic change in direction, he became bass guitarist of Yngwie Malmsteen's band 1989–1992. During this period he started playing cello, an instrument on which he is an autodidact.
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