Jonathan Fritzén
Love Birds
Swedish smooth jazz
At the age of 25, Jonathan Fritzén made a mark in the music scene, as the first pianist from Sweden to release a "smooth jazz" album. His debut CD Love Birds features eleven original songs, ranging from silky smooth ballads to funky urban clubbeats.
Although piano is his main instrument, Fritzén has also written, arranged, recorded, mixed and produced the album, and plays all the instruments himself, including piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, flute, percussion, drums and vocals.
Jonathan Fritzén was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and American father. He grew up in a musical family and started playing drums as a young child. He soon added piano, flute, bass and guitar to his list of instruments, and started singing less than a year before Love Birds was finished.
Fritzén has a thorough education behind him from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, being one of the first students to receive a masters degree from the jazz department. He was also the first "non-classical" musician in Sweden to receive an artist grant from the Royal Music Academy.
Having worked on popular Swedish TV shows such as "Sommarkrysset" and "Sing-A-Long", and having backed up some of the biggest stars in Sweden (and also international celebrities like Bonnie Tyler, Ron Sexsmith) Fritzén is always looking for new challenges. "This has been a dream come true project for me, getting a chance to form the music exactly the way I wanted to".
When Fritzén isn't working, he enjoys things like racket sports, magic tricks and traveling.
For more information, please see:
www.jonathanfritzen.com
www.myspace.com/jonathanfritzen
Easy Listening: Lounge