«TORBJORN ZETTERBERG HOT 5»

From the name of the group alone, one has the feeling that this is a classic form of traditional jazz. But the truth is different. Bassist Torbjorn Zetterberg's Hot 5 have little to do with Louis Armstrong – while their kinship with legendary names in modern and post-modern jazz is particularly evident. In the music of this Swedish band we find the legacy of Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk, in a unique combination of frenetic swing, dynamic bebop and expressive free form. At the heart of the group is Torbjorn Zetterberg, one of the most important musicians of the modern Swedish jazz scene who, together with his collaborators, gives a really hot page to creative jazz...