8 Oct 2025
The album "Lumen" can be nominated for a GRAMMY
Last year, Bohuslän Big Band released the album Lumen together with the Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez. It has now been confirmed that the album is included in the selection for the GRAMMY Awards 2026 and may be nominated for an American GRAMMY in the category “Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album”.
The album Lumen is a genre-defying fusion of Nordic jazz traditions and Latin American rhythms. It reflects both Bohuslän Big Band’s stylistic range and Pérez’s innovative compositions. The album was released last year and now has the opportunity to be nominated for a GRAMMY in the category “Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album.”
– “Grammy consideration” means that a song or an album is included in the selection of those that have a chance to be nominated. It is incredibly exciting that our album Lumen is included on the Grammys’ “consideration list”. The collaboration with Danilo Pérez is something we are very happy about, says Eric Brandström-Arellano, head of production and planning for Bohuslän Big Band.
Lumenbubbles over with the joy of playing. The freely soaring improvisation between Danilo Pérez’s piano and Joakim Rolandsson’s soprano sax on “Lumen”, the beautiful flugelhorn solo by Staffan Svensson on “Across the Crystal Sea”, and not least the final two minutes of “Sunburn & Mosquito” are all examples of a musical encounter out of the ordinary.
“This project is very close to my heart. The idea was born during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time that challenged us all, and its release is proof of the commitment, creativity, and spirit of everyone who made this Global Jazz vision a reality,” says Danilo Pérez himself about the album.
Close collaboration with Danilo Pérez
Bohuslän Big Band has had a long and close collaboration with Danilo Pérez. Among other things, he has been Artist in Residence at Vara Concert Hall and with Bohuslän Big Band, and has performed with the big band both in Sweden and internationally. In January, Bohuslän Big Band was invited by Danilo Pérez to take part in the Panama Jazz Festival, and in November the big band will travel to the prestigious Guimarães Jazz festival in Portugal together with Danilo.
“This is an international collaboration that we are incredibly happy about, and a musical relationship that continues to this day. It is so inspiring to see Danilo and his artistic vision, creativity, generosity, and incredible commitment to the project,” says Eric Brandström-Arellano.
Nomineringarna till GRAMMY 2026 tillkännages den 7 november.