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Sweden

Mats Gustafsson Mats (* 1964 in Umeå) is a reeds player, improviser and composer. His extended saxophone techniques draw equally from the fiery free jazz blowing tradition and the European microtonal schools. Born in the culturally rich area of Umeå, he was exposed at a young age to various Swedish improvisers such as saxophonist Lars Göran Ulander and pianist Per Henrik Wallin. His first instrument was the flute, but by his early teens, Mats was playing saxophone as well. Around the age of 14, he put a saxophone mouthpiece on his flute to bring an instrument along on a trip, and since then has played this creation, the fluteophone, in addition to other, more standard reed instruments.   His first improvisations were with drummer Kjell Nordeson, who would later form the AALY Trio with Mats. Mats moved to Stockholm in the mid 1980s, and there he met musicians such as Sten Sandell and Raymond Strid. The three formed Gush in 1988, two years after Mats' duo with Christian Munthe, Two Slices of Acoustic Car, began. He also worked with Berlin based Sven-Åke Johansson during this time, thus becoming acquainted with the German scene.   In 1990, Gustafsson performed in Derek Bailey's Company in London. He also began visiting the U.S. regularly, becoming a regular in the Chicago improvising community as the 1990s progressed, working extensively with Hamid Drake and Ken Vandermark, among others. Mats has also performed and recorded with Sonic Youth, Barry Guy, Paul Lovens, Georg Gräwe, Jaap Blonk, and as a member of Peter Brötzmann's all-star Chicago Octet/Tentet.   from discogs.com

contact:	mats@matsgus.com
homepage:	matsgus.com
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Requiēs Rune Grammofon REP2226 recorded February 2015

Mats Gustafsson, bass sax, organ, electronics Stephen O'Malley, guitar Johan Berthling, bass Andreas Werliin, drums David Sandström, drums

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