Pa Tollbom's Offshore Quintet Pa Tollbom, Mattias Hjort, Torben Waldorff, Mårten Lundgren, Mattias Carlsson Pa Tollbom 1961 Born in Gothenburg 1975 Started playing the drums, 14 years old. 1980 Started working as a professional drummer, age of 18, joining various funk and afrobeat/reggae groups in the Gothenburg area, playing local gigs and touring in Norway and Denmark. 1981-83 Studied at the musical college at Fridhems Folkhögskola 1990-92 Attended Malmö University of Music, studying drums with Lennart Gruvstedt and composing/arranging with Sten Ingelf 1982 Joined the Swedish Jazzgroup Wail, nominated to Swedish Jazzgroup of the Year in 1985, touring Sweden and Europe until 1987 1988 Joined Swedish jazzgroup Good Vibes in1988, featuring trumpet player Anders Bergcrantz 1990 Joined Anders Bergcrantz Quintet 1992 Started his own group Offshore Sextet in 1992, touring in Sweden. 1992-96 Played with Swedish jazz group Inside Out 1992-96 1994 Joined pianoplayer Maggi Olin Quartet 1996-2004 touring in US with guitarist Torben Waldorff's No Bass Quartet 1995-96 Touring in Europe and recording with pianoplayer Jan Lundgren 1997 Touring and recording with Icelandic guitarplayer Björn Thoroddsen Has worked as a freelance drummer with the following: - trombone players: Rick vanLeer, Richard Boone, Bertil Strandberg. - piano players: Richard Beirach, Jan Lundgren, Tommy Kotter, Harald Svensson. - saxophonists: Gary Thomas, Bob Rockwell, Tomas Franck, Cennet Jönsson, Hans Ulrik, Karl-Martin Almqvist. - guitar players: Ulf Wakenius, Anders Lindwall, Göran Klinghagen. - trumpet players: Ingrid Jensen and many many other great musicians. Also active as a music teacher on a regular basis since 2002. Discography As a sideman: - WAIL at Bratislava Jazzdays 1984 - WAIL Jazz in Sweden 1985 - INSIDE OUT Thanks for the Money 1990 - INSIDE OUT Extra Extra 1992 - JAN LUNDGREN Bird of Passage 1995 - MAGGI OLIN LandofMe 1996 - JOY SPRING I remember Clifford 1996 - MAGGI OLIN Dreams 1998 - NO BASS Hello World 1998 - MAGGI OLIN Live at Fashing 2002 - Torben W Quartet Squeelfish 2004 - MAGGI OLIN La specialité 2005 As a Leader: - OFFSHORE QUINTET Stampede 2005 Mattias Hjort Torben Waldorff www.waldorff.com Mårten Lundgren www.martenlundgren.com Mattias Carlson www.mattiascarlson.com
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