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29 May 2026
Tour with Daniel Boyacioglu and Mathias Landæus this autumn
The power of the big band meets spoken word and poetry when Bohuslän Big Band goes on tour this autumn together with poet and performer Daniel Boyacioglu and jazz pianist Mathias Landæus! The tour is titled “This Time” and will stop in Vara, Lund, Linköping, Gothenburg, Upplands Väsby and Stockholm.
29 April 2026
Bohuslän Big Band honored for the album Shades of Gil Evans
Bohuslän Big Band has won the “Readers’ Choice” award for the album Shades of Gil Evans, one of the most prestigious jazz prizes in Sweden, presented by OrkesterJournalen since 1954.
6 Feb 2026
Report from the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
Last Sunday, the Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Bohuslän Big Band and Danilo Pérez were nominated in the category Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for the album “Lumen.” They didn’t win a Grammy, but being nominated and getting to take part in the epicenter of the music industry has truly been a victory in itself.
26 Jan 2026
Joakim and Eric are going to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
This Sunday, February 1, the Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles, and Bohuslän Big Band has been nominated together with jazz pianist and composer Danilo Pérez. Representing the big band on site will be saxophonist Joakim Rolandsson and Eric Brandström Arellano, head of programming and planning.
3 Dec 2025
Bohuslän Big Band is awarded 2 million kronor from the Stena Foundation
Bohuslän Big Band is being awarded 2 million kronor from the Stena Foundation. The money will be used between 2027 and 2029 to create four productions together with some of the world’s most prominent jazz artists and conductors.
7 Nov 2025
The album “Lumen” is nominated for a GRAMMY
Tonight all the nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards were announced, and Bohuslän Big Band and Danilo Pérez are nominated in the category “Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album” for their joint album “Lumen”.
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