Nils Landgren

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nils Landgren
Occupation	Trombone Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1956(1956-02-15)
Age	68
Birthplace	Degerfors
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Örebro County
Horoscope	Aquarius

Nils Landgren Biography

Nils Landgren is one of the most popular and richest Trombone Player who was born on February 15, 1956 in Degerfors, Örebro County, Sweden. Nils Landgren (born 15 February 1956 in Degerfors, Sweden) is a Swedish R&B and funk singer and jazz trombone player.

It was in the year 1992 that the first performance and recordings from The Nils Landgren Unit took place. The breakthrough of the group beyond Scandinavia was in 1994, at the Jazz Baltica Festival at Salzau, Germany. “Unit” was the name he chose “Unit” became the Nils Landgren Funk Unit. the album “Live in Stockholm (ACT) came out in that year and formed the basis of the partnership with guitarist Siegfried Loch as well as his then-fledgling ACT label.

In 1983 the singer-songwriter released his first album as a solo artist. Planet Rock was followed by Streetfighter (1984), You Are My Number One (1985), Miles from Duke (1987) with Bengt-Arne wallin Chapter Two 1 (1987), Chapter Two 2 and Follow Your Heart (1989). From 1985 until 1987, the actor acted as a singer, actor as well as a trombonist and dancer in more than 360 shows of Swedish “play of the year”, SKAL, and appeared in a variety of films on television as an actor.

Nils Landgren Net Worth

Nils Landgren is one of the richest Trombone Player from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nils Landgren 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the years 1972-78,, he was a classical trombone student at the music school located in Karlstad, Sweden and continued his studies at the university in Arvika. After meeting Swedish folk-jazz pioneer Bengt-Arne wallin and the trombonist Eje Thelin Landgren became convinced leave his classical studies and improvisation to start developing his own unique sound and style of music.

Following his graduation, Landgren moved to Stockholm to become an experienced trombone player. He soon began traveling with the popular Swedish pop singer, Bjorn Skifs. Skifs’s group, Blue Swede, recorded an #1 hit single on the U.S. pop charts with “Hooked on a Feeling”. It was in the year 1981 that Thad Jones invited Landgren to join his group, called Ball of Fire, as the band’s lead trombonist. Landgren has played in a variety of genres, including jazz and soul, rock hip hop, soul as well as big bands. Based on his own estimates Landgren has been a part of more than 500 albums of famous international artists like ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Wyclef Jean as well as Herbie Hancock.

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Who is Nils Landgren Dating?

According to our records, Nils Landgren married to Beatrice Järås. As of December 1, 2023, Nils Landgren’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Nils Ranked on the list of most popular Trombone Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Nils Landgren celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

What trombone does Nils Landgren?

Yamaha celebrates a remarkable contribution to music with the Nils Landgren limited-edition YSL-893ZD trombone. A Yamaha artist for more than 35 years, Nils Landgren is one of Europe’s best-known and most innovative jazz trombonists.

Does Nils Landgren sing?

Nils Landgren (born 15 February 1956) is a Swedish R &B, funk, and jazz trombone player and singer.

Why is a trombone called a trombone?

The word “trombone” derives from Italian tromba (trumpet) and -one (a suffix meaning “large”), so the name means “large trumpet”.

What came first trumpet or trombone?

The trombone is a 15th-century development of the trumpet and, until approximately 1700, was known as the sackbut. Like a trumpet, it has a cylindrical bore flared to a bell.

Are trombones the loudest instrument?

It sounds deeper than a trumpet and is usually said to be one of the bass clef instruments. Music is normally written in the bass clef, but some high parts can be written in tenor clef. Some players have the music transposed into the treble clef. The trombone is the loudest instrument in the symphony orchestra.