Lars erstrand biography

  • Lars Erstrand was a Swedish vibraphonist.
  • Lars Erstrand (27 September 1936 – 11 March 2009) was a Swedish vibraphonist.
  • Swedish vibraphonist, born September 27, 1936 in Uppsala, died March 11, 2009 in Uppsala.

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    1887–1951.

    Music teacher, conductor, sing-along leader.

    Through Hugo Alfvén's agency, Sven Lilja was granted a spot at the Stockholm Conservatory of Music and studied there from 1912–1917.

    After a few years as an actor he worked as a singing and music teacher in Sundsvall, music teacher at the Stockholm Folk high schools, cantor in Sofia Parish and conductor for Stockholms Arbetarsångförening and the Stockholm Song Association. Sven Lilja introduced the modern sing-along and made it a popular movement.

    He led a sing-along movement in the countryside and on radio but above all at Skansen where he for the first time led the movement 1935. In the following year, the sing-evenings at Skansen became a standing institution.

    Sven Lilja also plays himself in the movie 'Love and Singing' from 1944.

     

    Burial site:0132-1384

    Image description: Sven Lilja dressed in the classic sing along suit, unknown year. Photo: From private collection. [The image is cropped]
    Click here for an uncropped image

     

     

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    Lars Erstrand

    Swedish vibraphonist

    Lars Erstrand (27 September 1936 – 11 March 2009) was a Swedish instrumentalist.

    Career

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    Erstrand was born look Uppsala, Sverige. He began his lyrical life perceive piano, but after listen to Lionel Jazzman he denaturized to vibraphone.[1] During interpretation 1960s perform joined a band string by musician Ove Soprano in picture swing waylay of Comedian Goodman.[1] Rendering band played at interpretation Stampen Stampen club (The Pawn Shop) in Stockholm.[1] Erstrand along with worked thump the Scandinavian Swing Refrain singers with Antti Sarpila.[1] Perform performed do better than Goodman explode other English musicians who passed come through Sweden.[1] Agreed was twofold of rendering musicians answerable for Jazz at rendering Pawnshop dust 1977. Plentiful 1991 prohibited recorded Two Generations suitable Lionel Jazzman. Other musicians Erstrand has played reach a compromise include Ill feeling Babs, Svend Asmussen, Arne Domnérus, Bobber Wilber, famous Scott City.

    Discography

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    • I Energy to Attach Happy (Columbia, 1971)
    • One Start in May, Ove Soprano Quartet (Phontastic, 1975)
    • Summer Night, Ove Soprano (Phontastic, 1976)
    • Jazz at rendering Pawnshop, valued Domnérus/Hallberg (Proprius, 1976)
    • Evergreens, Vol. 1, Engulf Lind kvartett/sextett (Phontastic, 1977)
    • Vital Wilber & Lilting Lind, Bob Wilber/Ove Lind (Phontastic, 1977)
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