Jan Johansson

Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968)

Born: 16 September 1931
Söderhamn
Died: 9 November 1968
Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Active: 1948–
Discography: 20 albums

Biography

Jan Johansson was a jazz musician who played piano. Jan Johansson was born on 16 September 1931 in Söderhamn and died on 9 November 1968 in Stockholm. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “8 bitar” (1961) to “Jan Johansson in Hamburg With Georg Riedel” (2011). Honours include Gyllene Skivan (1960).

Jan Johansson (16 September 1931 – 9 November 1968) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and arranger whose work combined modern jazz, Scandinavian folk music and large-ensemble writing. Active both as a performer, composer and arranger for recording, radio and television during the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of Arne Domnérus’s orchestra and of Radiojazzgruppen, and collaborated with musicians including Stan Getz and Georg Riedel. Johansson is widely associated with a series of recordings based on European folk music interpreted through jazz, among them Jazz på svenska (1964), which became the best-selling jazz album in Swedish history, with more than 400,000 copies sold, and has remained continuously in print since its release. He also composed music for film and television, including the theme for the television series Pippi Longstocking.

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