Eje Thelin


Eilert Ove "Eje" Thelin was a Swedish jazz trombonist.

Biography

Thelin, who was self-taught as a musician, started playing with the dixieland group Pygmé Jazz Band, and later joined the sextet of Putte Wickman. Influenced by Miles Davis among others, he then moved towards modern jazz. Thelin led his own quintet from 1961 until 1965, touring in Europe on several occasions.
Disillusioned with the Swedish jazz scene, Thelin moved to Austria in 1968, where he taught at the University of Music and [Performing Arts Graz|Academy of Music] in Graz, while also performing free improvised music with a group led by himself and Joachim Kühn in several European countries. After returning to Stockholm in 1972, he led his own Eje Thelin Group in Sweden for the rest of the 1970's, moving towards jazz fusion and experimenting with electronics. Thelin would later mainly devote himself to composing and performing as a soloist.
During his career, Thelin performed and collaborated with Roy Brooks, Graham Collier, Palle Danielsson, Joe Harris, Joachim Kühn, Evan Parker, George Russell, John Surman and Kenny Wheeler.

Discography

As leader

Acoustic Space Candles Of Vision – with Pierre Favre and Jouck MinorClub Jazz 8 Bits & Pieces Polyglot E. T. Project Live At Nefertiti 1966 – with Barney WilenGraz 1969 – with Palle Danielsson and John Preininger
With Eje Thelin GroupEje Thelin Group Live '76 Hypothesis Night Music 1974
With Eje Thelin QuintetJazz Jamboree 1962 Vol. 2 So Far At The German Jazz Festival
With Eje Thelin Trio1965 – with Bengt Hallberg
With The New Joachim Kühn–Eje Thelin Group
  • ''In Paris''

As composer

As sideman