Anders Jormin
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Guitarists · b. 1957

Anders Jormin

Swedish double-bassist

Born
7 September 1957
Jönköping
Country
Sweden
Record labels
ECM Records
Discography
14 albums

Biography

Anders Jormin is a jazz musician who plays guitar, double bass and bass instrument. Anders Jormin was born on 7 September 1957 in Jönköping. The music is usually filed under jazz and post-bop. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 14 albums, from “Eight Pieces” (1988) to “Pasado en claro” (2023).

Anders Bertil Michael Jormin (born 7 September 1957) is a Swedish bassist and composer. Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s he also performed regularly with Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko. Jorman has played and toured internationally with many musicians including Elvin Jones, Don Cherry, Lee Konitz, Joe Henderson, Paul Motian, Rita Marcotulli, Norma Winstone, Mike Mainieri, Mats Gustafsson, Albert Mangelsdorff, Dino Saluzzi, Marilyn Crispell, and Kenny Wheeler. Anders Jormin also teaches double bass and improvisation and holds a Professorial post at the Academy of Music and Drama at University of Gothenburg since 2002. In 1995 he undertook a visiting professorship at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. The same appointed him Doctor honores causa (honorary doctorate) in 2003.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Eight Pieces 1988
Jord 1995
Opus Apus 1996
Once 1997
Silvae 1999
Nordic Light 2000
Xieyi 2001
In Winds, in Light 2004
Aviaja 2005
Ad Lucem 2012
Trees of Light 2015
Tantum 2018
Poems for Orchestra 2019
Pasado en claro 2023

Also plays on

Albums where Anders Jormin is credited as a sideman

1991 Notes From Big Sur — Charles Lloyd double bass
1993 The Call — Charles Lloyd bass
1994 Dona Nostra — Don Cherry, Lennart Åberg / Bobo Stenson bass
1995 All My Relations — Charles Lloyd double bass
1997 Leosia — Tomasz Stańko double bass
1997 Canto — Charles Lloyd double bass
1998 From the Green Hill — Tomasz Stańko double bass
2002 All the Birds — Marilyn Mazur double bass
2006 It Takes Two! — Kenny Wheeler double bass
2011 Celestial Circle — Marilyn Mazur double bass
2017 Titok — Ferenc Snétberger double bass

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Anders Jormin play?

Anders Jormin is known for playing guitar, double bass and bass instrument.

When and where was Anders Jormin born?

Anders Jormin was born 7 September 1957 in Jönköping.

What are Anders Jormin's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Eight Pieces (1988), Jord (1995), Opus Apus (1996), Once (1997) and Silvae (1999).

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