Peter Asplund (born 26 September 1969) is a jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Asplund studied at the

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in Stockholm. He has recorded several solo albums and participated as solo artist on records with other artists, such as

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, and Viktoria Tolstoy. He earlier performed and toured regularly with Bo Kaspers Orkester. In 2010, Asplund released an album, ''Asplund Meets Bernstein,'' in cooperation with Mats Hålling - a Swedish composer and arranger - and Dalasinfoniettan - a regional chamber orchestra. In 2014, the

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, Stockholm - the home for the

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- presented a concert (available as
video
with Peter Asplund and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, led by Mats Hålling.

Awards

In 2004 and 2010, Asplund was awarded the Gyllene skivan prize for the best jazz album of the year.

Discography

As solo artist

* 1995 - ''Open Mind'' (

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) * 1999 ''- Melos'' ( Sittel) * 2000 - ''Satch as Satch'' ( Sittel) * 2004 - ''Lochiel's Warning'' ( Prophone) * 2008 - ''As Knights Concur ( Prophone)'' * 2010 - ''Asplund Meets Bernstein'' ( Prophone) * 2013 - ''The Christmas Feeling'' ( Prophone) * 2015 - ''Aspiration, Home Safe ...and Sound'' ( Prophone)

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asplund, Peter 1969 births Living people Swedish jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century Swedish male musicians Male jazz musicians People from Södertälje Musicians from Stockholm County