In Motion - Jonathan Fritzen at 5. Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival (2022)

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Album: Vip (2009) / www.jonathanfritzen.com / The Band: Westley Joseph (Drums), Orefo Orakwue (Bass), Mark Jaimes (Guitar) / www.algarve.smoothjazzfestival.de / www.smoothjazzeurope.eu
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Jonathan Fritzén was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an American father. He grew up in a musical family and started playing drums as a young child. Later, the talented artist added piano, bass, guitar, flute and vocals. During his formal training at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm Jonathan became one of the first students to receive a Masters degree in jazz. By the age of 22 he had performed on national Swedish television several times and toured with some of the countries most respected jazz musicians. Three years later he recorded his first album and in doing so he made his mark as the first Swedish pianist to release a smooth jazz CD. “Ballads” is the sixth solo recording from the Billboard chart-topping musician showing off a different, mellow, side to his musical persona. However, fans do not have to do without his readily recognizable Fritzén vibe …
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)
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Jonathan Fritzén ist der Sohn einer schwedischen Mutter und eines amerikanischen Vaters. Inmitten seiner musikalischen Familie wuchs er in Stockholm auf und begann schon klein, Schlagzeug zu spielen. Später fügte der talentierte Künstler Piano, Bass, Gitarre, Flöte und Gesang hinzu. Während seiner Ausbildung an der Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm erhielt Jonathan als einer der ersten Studenten seinen Master-Abschluss in Jazz. Mit 22 Jahren trat er bereits mehrmals im nationalen schwedischen Fernsehen auf und tourte mit einigen der angesehensten Jazzmusiker des Landes. Drei Jahre später nahm er sein erstes Album auf und war damit der erste schwedische Pianist, der eine Smooth-Jazz-CD veröffentlichte. „Ballads“ ist das nunmehr sechste Album des charismatischen Billboard-Chart-Stürmers. Hierauf zeigt er ganz andere – milde – Seite seiner musikalischen Persönlichkeit. Auf seinen leicht erkennbaren Fritzén-Vibe müssen Fans trotzdem nicht verzichten…
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)
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Jonathan Fritzén nasceu em Estocolmo, filho de mãe sueca e pai americano. Cresceu numa família de músicos e começou a tocar bateria ainda em criança. Mais tarde o talentoso artista adicionou o piano, o baixo, a guitarra, a flauta e a voz. Durante a sua formação na Royal Academy of Music em Estocolmo, Jonathan tornou-se num dos primeiros estudantes a concluir o mestrado em jazz. Com 22 anos, já tinha actuado várias vezes na televisão nacional sueca e feito tournées com alguns dos meus respeitados músicos de jazz do país. Três anos mais tarde gravou o seu primeiro álbum tornando-se assim o primeiro pianista sueco a lançar um CD de jazz. “Ballads” é a sexta gravação a solo do músico da tabela Billboard, que mostra um lado diferente, suave da sua persona musical. No entanto, os fãs não devem perder a sua facilmente reconhecível Fritzén vibe…
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)