Bobo Stenson


Bobo Stenson is a Swedish jazz pianist. The Bobo Stenson Trio, formed in collaboration with Anders Jormin and Jon Fält, has been in existence for four decades.

Career

Stenson studied with Werner Wolf for 15 years, starting at the age of 8.
Stenson was noted as early as 1963, when he stepped up from the local scene in Västerås to start playing frequently in Stockholm, where he accompanied a long line of visiting American players including Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Gary Burton. He also worked closely with Don Cherry from the beginning of the trumpeter's residency in Scandinavia.
The 1970s was an intensive period for Bobo Stenson, playing in many groups, amongst them the long-standing band Rena Rama with Palle Danielsson, and a very popular trio with Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen; later also with Jan Garbarek. In 1988, he joined the Charles Lloyd quartet and since 1996 has appeared at major jazz festivals with Tomasz Stańko's septet/sextet.

Discography

As leader

With Don Cherry
With Jan Garbarek
With Charles Lloyd
With Red Mitchell
With Rena Rama
With George Russell
With Terje Rypdal
With Tomasz Stanko
Rica - Challenge Records
Parish- Ecm Records
With Others'