muzycy:
Tobias Wiklund (Cornet)
Simon Toldam (Piano)
Lasse Morck (Bass)
Daniel Fredriksson (Drums)
Editor's info:
Once, it was easy to categorize Jazz. Musicians chose or were assigned to a single sub-genre and from then on were simply known as “that” kind of musician (bebop, swing, traditional, etc). Times have changed, and the young Swedish trumpeter and cornetist Tobias Wiklund is a perfect example of a new breed of musician who are neither easy to classify nor difficult to identify. His strong appreciation for a wide range of musical genres can be traced back to childhood. Wiklund was born in Sweden in 1986 and grew up in Gävle – a city with a strong musical identity. He was interested in Jazz and other non-classical genres early on but it was upon receiving a Louis Armstrong album from his father that he first fell in love with the trumpet. He’s said that it’s wasn’t so much what Armstrong was playing that made him gravitate toward the brass instrument, but the energy in the playing. And it’s that energy that Wiklund has continued to work with throughout his career.
After studying music in Sweden, a 20-year-old Tobias moved to Copenhagen to continue his education at the Rhythmic Conservatory and quickly became a permanent part of the city’s Jazz community. He’s an indemand musician and best known as a trumpet player in both Sweden and Denmark, often found subbing in the trumpet sections of the DR Big Band and Stockholm Jazz Orchestra. However, when he plays in smaller groups (such as in Norwegian/Danish drummer Snorre Kirk’s deservingly celebrated quintet; in Kira Skov and Maria Faust’s projects; or, like here, with his own band) he always turns to his preferred instrument – the cornet. The cornet is darker and less angular in its sound than the trumpet, and much of Wiklund’s personal expression comes from this choice of horn. In the early days of Jazz, it was just as common as the trumpet, but in modern times, very few play it exclusively.