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ANDREAS
PETTERSSON
Born:
1964
in Visby, on the Island of Gotland
Instrument: Jazz Guitarist/Composer
Projects: Andreas Pettersson
Featuring Kjell Öhman, Jörgen Smeby, Ronnie Gardiner, Hector Bingert
Sittel SITCD 9219
Latest album: The Andreas Band Sittel Cookie & The Hawk SITCD9248
Andreas
Pettersson was born in 1964 in Visby on the Island of Gotland but spent most of his time
childhood in the Northern town of Umeå. Started out as a rock guitarist, heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix.
His music teacher interduced him to the music of John McLaughlin. Bewildered by the technical
wizardry of John McLaughlin, Andreas practised night and day ambitioning to become "the fastest
gun in town". Things changed rapidly when Andreas in the early eighties met the American reed-legend
Sahib Shihab who was a guest teacher at the local jazz workshop. Through the guidance of
Sahib Shihab, Andreas discovered the magic of Be-bop and shortly after he brought his first straight-ahead .
jazz albums. Most of them featuring his favourite guitarist Jimmy Raney.
A few months later Andreas was picked up by the legenary valve-trombonist Lars Lystedt and started a ten
year spell with the Lars Lystedt Qiuntet. andreas turned professional in 1989 when he was asked to join the
full-time professional Visby Big Band. Andreas was a featured soloist and was critically acclaimed
"Visby Big Band & Putte Wickman Fine Together" (Dragon CD 210)
During his spell with the big band, Andreas was picked up again. This time by Swedish clarinet legend Putte Wickman
who initiated the start of an intense period of frequent touring and the release of Andreas first album as a leader:
"The Andreas Pettersson Trio & Putte Wickman live in Finland" (Dragon CD238)
Following this CD-release, Andreas played with many of the top names in jazz. For example Toots Thielmans, John Fedchock
Arne Domnérus and many more...
Featuring