Jonas Kullhammar

Jonas Kullhammar is a Swedish jazz composer, saxophonist and is one of Sweden's most established jazz musicians.

Career

Since 1998 his main group has been Jonas Kullhammar Quartet, and he has participated on over 150 records as a sideman.
In year 2000 he released his debut recording, the self-produced "Salut". It won him Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat award as the newcomer of the year. He also received the Django D'or award and received the price Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as Jazz Musician of The Year in Sweden two years in a row. The group also received the award for jazz group of the year. Since then the band has toured around the world and released more CDs.
Jonas is also a founding member of the groups Kullrusk and Nacka Forum.
Since 2000 he runs the record label , that releases mainly Swedish and Norwegian jazz groups.
Kullhammar has worked with artists and bands The Noise Conspiracy, Carlos Garnett, Nicolai Dunger, Fredrik Norén Band, The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five, Sonic Mechatronik Arkestra, Peanuts Hucko, The Plan, Nina Ramsby, Goran Kajfes, Marcus Strickland, Eldkvarn, Jupiter Trio, The Core, Mulatu Astatke, Salem Al Fakir, The Hives, Ted Curson, Chick Corea, Jason Moran, Dungen, Rickie Lee Jones and many more.

2000: Stallbröderna award
2001: Aftonbladets "Jazz musician of the year"
2004: Django d'Or award
2006: Arne Domnérus Guldsaxen Award
2008: Alice Babs Award
200: Svenska Jazzriksförbundets "Kjell-Ake Svensson" Award
200: Sigma award, co:Ellington society
200: Sandrew "Tore Browaldh" award
2014: Royal music academy "Jazz award"
2014: Guldbaggen award for best film music, for the film Gentlemen
2016: Lars Gullin-award
2017: Jan Johansson-award
Swedish jazz critics "Jazzkatten" awards
2000: Newcomer of the year
2002: Jazz Artist of The Year
2002: Jazz Group Of The Year
2003: Jazz Artist of The Year
Nominations for the Swedish grammy
2002: with Nacka Forum
2003: with JKQ for Plays Loud for The People
2004: with Kullrusk
2005: with JKQ & NBB - Snake City North
2006: with JKQ - Son of a Drummer
2009: with JKQ - The Half Naked Truth
2013: with JKQ - Låt det vara
2014: for "Gentlemen - original motion picture jazz tracks"
Nominations for the manifest award
2006: with JKQ - Son of a Drummer
2009: with JKQ - The Half Naked Truth
Selected discography

;With Jonas Kullhammar Quartet

;Original motion picture jazz tracks

;With Jansson/Kullhammar/Nilssen-Love

;With Nacka Forum

;With Kullrusk duo with Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson

;With Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg

;With Jupiter Trio including with Håvard Stubø, Magnus Forsberg, Steinar Nickelsen featuring Jonas Kullhammar

;With Kullhammar-Osgood-Vågan

;With Pinton/Kullhammar/Zetterberg/Nordeson

;With Nicolai Dunger

;With Fredrik Kronkvist Sextet including Martin Sjöstedt, Petter Eldh, Raynald Colom and Snorre Kirk

;With Fiske/Kullhammar/Zetterberg/Holmegard

;With Kulhammar/Aalberg/Zetterberg

;With Kullhammar, Mathisen, Zetterberg, Aalberg

;With Hegge