Paul Wagnberg
Paul Wagnberg is a Swedish–Norwegian jazz musician, mostly known for his jazz-organ playing. He also sings and plays the piano in addition to composing.
Career
Wagnberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden. Since 1985 he has been playing professionally with his Hammond B3 organ. He is in particular known for his footwork on the bass pedals.He is known for his collaborations within the Swedish-Norwegian jazz quartet The Real Thing, comprising Wagnberg, Staffan William-Olsson, Børre Dalhaug and the late Sigurd Køhn. The Real Thing is currently put on hold after Køhn died in 2004 in Thailand by the tsunami catastrophe.
With his own trio Wagnberg has released three albums, Eat Meat with Torstein Ellingsen and Randy Johnston, Gone Fishing with Torstein Ellingsen and Frode Kjekstad and Catch 22 with Erik
In 2009 he contributed organ on Stina Stenerud's album Kissing Fools with Hildegunn Øiseth on trumpet.
Apart from his own "Organ Unit", Wagnberg is organist in the tribute band "Santana The Experience" from Stockholm.
Discography
Solo albums
;Paul Wagnberg Trio- 1999: Eat Meat
- 2001: Gone Fishing
- 2007: ''Catch 22''
Collaborative works
;Within The Real Thing- 1992: The Real Thing
- 1993: ...in New York, feat. Lew Soloff produced by Georg "Jojje" Wadenius, and nominated for the Spellemannprisen 1994
- 1994: A Perfect Match, with Bohuslän Big Band, arranged and produced by the Los Angeles-based arranger Tom Kubis
- 1995: Live
- 1997: Pleasure is an Attitude
- 2000: Deluxe, with Even Kruse Skatrud and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
- 2003: New Wrapping
- 2006: A Real Christmas, feat. Sigrid Brennhaug on vocal
- 1995: Buckshot Hunters
- 1999: My Kind of Blues
- 2001: Make A Better World
- 2004: Perfect Moves
- 2004: Bigbandblast!
- 2009: ''Kissing Fools''