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Nils Landgren
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Trombonists · b. 1956

Nils Landgren

Swedish musician

Born
15 February 1956
Degerfors
Country
Sweden
Active
1978–
Record labels
ACT Music
Discography
35 albums

Biography

Nils Landgren is a jazz musician who plays trombone and voice. Nils Landgren was born on 15 February 1956 in Degerfors. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz-funk. Record labels: ACT Music. The discography here lists 35 albums, from “Streetfighter” (1984) to “Love of My Life” (2026). Honours include honorary doctor at Karlstad University (2008), Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2019) and (2021).

Nils Landgren (born 15 February, 1956) is a Swedish R&B, funk, and jazz trombone player and singer. He is known as The Man with the Red Horn because he plays a red trombone.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Streetfighter 1984 · Frituna You're My Number One 1985 · Frituna Follow Your Heart 1990 · Caprice Records Untitled Sketches 1991 · [no label] Red Horn 1992 · Caprice Records Gotland 1996 · ACT Swedish Folk Modern 1998 · ACT Ballads 1999 · ACT Layers of Light 2001 · ACT Sentimental Journey 2002 · ACT Creole Love Call 2005 · ACT Creole Love Call 2005 · ACT Christmas With My Friends 2006 · ACT Christmas With My Friends II 2008 · ACT Fragile At Schloss Elmau 2011 · ACT The Moon, the Stars and you 2011 · ACT
Christmas With My Friends III 2012 · Live
The ACT Jubilee Concert 2012 · Live
Christmas With My Friends IV 2014 · ACT Eternal Beauty 2014 · ACT Christmas With My Friends V 2016 · ACT Some Other Time: A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein 2016 · ACT Christmas With My Friends VI 2018 · ACT 4 Wheel Drive 2019 · ACT
4 Wheel Drive Live 2019 · Live
Christmas With My Friends VII 2020 · ACT Kristallen 2020 · ACT Nature Boy 2021 · ACT 3 Generations 2022 · ACT 4 Wheel Drive II 2023 · ACT Christmas with My Friends VIII 2023 · ACT
A Letter to Eje Thelin 2025
Christmas with My Friends IX 2025 · ACT Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XIX - Nils Landgren 70 2026 · Live · ACT Love of My Life 2026 · ACT

Also plays on

Albums where Nils Landgren is credited as a sideman

1995 Jag är hip, baby... — Svante Thuresson trombone
1995 Till Morelia — Lisa Nilsson trombone
1996 Med kroppen mot jorden — Lisa Ekdahl trombone
1996 Soul to Jazz — Bernard “Pretty” Purdie trombone
1999 Jazz Goes to Hollywood — Lalo Schifrin trombone
2004 Shining on You — Viktoria Tolstoy trombone, producer
2005 My Swedish Heart — Viktoria Tolstoy trombone, producer
2006 Salzau Music on the Water — Lars Danielsson, Christopher Dell, Nils Landgren trombone
2007 Radio Days — George Gruntz trombone, vocals
2008 My Russian Soul — Viktoria Tolstoy producer, trombone, vocals
2011 Letters to Herbie — Viktoria Tolstoy trombone, vocals, producer
2012 Children of the Sun — Joe Sample & NDR Bigband trombone, producer
2013 A Moment of Now — Viktoria Tolstoy & Jacob Karlzon producer
2016 Unstatic — Manu Katché trombone
2020 Stations — Viktoria Tolstoy producer

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Nils Landgren play?

Nils Landgren is known for playing trombone and voice.

When and where was Nils Landgren born?

Nils Landgren was born 15 February 1956 in Degerfors.

What are Nils Landgren's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Streetfighter (1984), You're My Number One (1985), Follow Your Heart (1990), Untitled Sketches (1991) and Red Horn (1992).

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