Tingvall Trio

Tingvall Trio - Norr (2008) {Skip Records SKP 9077-2}
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© 2008 Skip Records | SKP 9077-2
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Modern Bop / Acoustic / Jazz Piano Trio

This 2008 album firmly established their reputation with the critics and a growing audience. A refreshing follow-up album for hard-core jazz fans and a broad group of listeners from other genres simply interested in the melodies and grooves. The Tingvall Trio, led by pianist Martin Tingvall, are often compared to the legendary Esbjorn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) due to the exuberant energy and clarity of their music, and because Martin is also Swedish. However, their subtle jazz-rock approach employs a totally acoustic, non-electronic sound.

Tingvall Trio - Beat (2014) {Skip Records SKP 9137-2}
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© 2014 Skip Records | SKP 9137-2
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Modern Bop / Acoustic / Jazz Piano Trio

With their 2012 album Vagen, this internationally popular piano trio led by Swedish composer Martin Tingvall suggested that a genuinely interesting spin on the legacy of fellow-Swede Esbjörn Svensson was on the cards. But Beat feels like a sidestep from challenges they have more than enough firepower to take on, although it still offers plenty of lively pop-jazz accessibility. The opening Den Gamla Eken is a pretty tune with a classical undertow, that turns to coaxing swing and then a big, chord-hammering crescendo – but that progression, the dominant characteristic of the set, soon has a formulaic familiarity.

was founded in 2003 by the Swedish pianist and composer Martin Tingvall. The pieces composed by him are characterized by catchy melodies which sweep along not only jazz lovers quickly and tend to stay with you long afterwards. Not only the technical ability of the musicians carries away. The three Hamburgers play Scandinavian jazz with Cuban reminiscences and an easy rock'n'roll attitude. In the expressive ballads also Nordic melancholy and liveliness resonate, however. Listening closely one can recognize traditional Swedish folk songs as one of the elements of the compositions.