Magnus Broo


Magnus Broo is a Swedish jazz musician known from own recordings and collaboration with Norwegian jazz musicians like in the band Atomic.

Career

Broo was born in Husqvarna, Västervik, Småland, the son of a trumpeter, and participated in the Visby big band before he attended musical training at North Texas State University. Back in Sweden, he was incorporated into Fredrik Norén Band, and also collaborated in the orchestra of Lennart Åberg.
Broo's expression is a continuation of free jazz and Ornette Coleman's style from the 1960'th, and he is central in the Norwegian/Swedish band Atomic. He also leads his own 'Magnus Broo Quartet with Torbjörn Gulz on piano, Mattias Welin on bass and Jonas Holgersson on drums. They released the albums Sudden Joy, Levitaton, Sugar Promise and Pain Body. Moreover, he also collaborates in Fredrik Nordström Quintet.

Discography

Solo albums

;The Magnus Broo Quartet
  • 1999: Sudden Joy, live recording
  • 2002: Levitation
  • 2003: Sugarpromise
  • 2008: Painbody
;Magnus Broo Trio
  • 2018: Rules
;Other projects
;Within Atomic
;With Fredrik Nordström Quintet
  • 2004: Moment
  • 2005: No Sooner Said Than Done
  • 2008: Live in Coimbra
;With Adam Lane, Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love
  • 2007: 4 Corners
;Within "Boots Brown"
  • 2007: Boots Brown
  • 2014: Dashes To Dashes
;Within "Angles"
  • 2008: Every Woman Is A Tree
  • 2010: Epileptical West : Live in Coimbra
;With Marilyn Crispell
  • 2009: Collaborations
;Within "The Godforgottens"
;Within "IPA"
  • 2009: Lorena
  • 2011: It's A Delicate Thing
;Within "The Resonance Ensemble"
;Within "Platform"
  • 2012: Takes Off
;Within "Angles 9"
  • 2013: In Our Midst
  • 2014: ''Injury''