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NEWS

- Saxophonist Stefan Wistrand's solo album "Stängt" ("Closed") will be released in January 2025 on all streaming sites. In addition, there will also be a limited-edition CD. It all starts with two single releases in November and December. The project began as a do-it-yourself thing during the first so called "isolation year" in 2020 when the live music scene was shut down. That led Wistrand to work in a minimalist concept with electronics and loops. Spontaneous themes and improvisations met electronic surroundings. Later his music colleagues from The Electric MZ were called in to make important contributions to the album.

- The legendary live album "Duo (1977)" by free jazz duo Stefan Wistrand & Peter Olsen was reissued in November 2023. Recorded at Huset in Örebro in 1977 and originally released on composer Leo Nilsson's shortlived label ViaKassett in 1978. For the cogniscenti there will be a very limited CD edition. Listen at Spotify! The album has got some attention:

"... throughout this is brilliant free jazz made by two independent musicians who work together in a great way."

Salt Peanuts, December 11, 2023 (Norway)
Read the complete review in Norweigan: https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/stefan-wistrand-peter-olsen/

”Isolated invention in a scene that was heading towards complacency and commercialism, valiant instances of creativity like these preserved slices of innovative music until its recognition as part of the tradition could once again be confirmed.”
JazzWord, June 2024 (Canada)

https://www.jazzword.com/reviews/stefan-wistrand-peter-olsen/

"Almost fifty years old, it is young, boisterous and rebellious - and more in the moment than much of the new. Time is nothing."

Kulturdelen, December 12, 2023 

Read the complete review in Swedish: https://www.kulturdelen.com/2023/12/12/cd-duo-med-stefan-wistrand-och-peter-olsen/

"A time document from a time when there wasn't much such music played in the country at all, especially not in Örebro, but also music that, thanks to its power and joy of playing, feels just as relevant today!"

Jazz/Orkester Journalen 2023/6

Read the complete review in Swedish: https://orkesterjournalen.com/skiva/stefan-wistrand-peter-olsen-duo-1977/

Some fine reviews of The Electric MZ's latest album "Tales of Trees": 

“It is evocative and ongoing music, beautiful, inviting and atmospheric, which puts one in a pleasant state. But also, music that can work in a club environment and encourage dancing. A musical journey that you need now when darkness falls outside the window and when the world outside can feel so bleak.”

Jazz/Orkester Journalen 2022/6

“Unlike in traditional jazz, no space is left for the musicians to make solo outbursts, but everyone submits to a common, "blended" sound. The rocking rhythm lulls the listener into a meditative mood that seems to stop time and generates a kind of eternal music, which may recall Nik Bärtsch's Ronin. Some may find that there is too little happening, others will let themselves be enveloped by the music and embark on a mental journey with an unknown destination.” 4 out of 5 rating.

Kulturdelen, November 30, 2022

"Fun to once again take part in an organic flow where groove, moods and long solos get a lot of space. In this way, the group joins the pioneering era of the genre with greats such as Miles Davis and Weather Report. /.../ The result is quite evocative where the group dynamic celebrates triumphs, they have crackling energy between them where there is also plenty of room for swirling solos."

Lira Musikmagasin, 2023/1

CONCERTS & EVENTS

2024

Monday, May 27, "Passage Ceberation"
Psychedelic Vibe (Apelmo/Wistrand) @ Passage Vinkafé, Eskilstuna

Saturday, June 29 
Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ private event 

Saturday, July 27
WRQ @ private event

Saturday, September 7

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ private event

Saturday, October 26, 1.30 + 2.30 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ Eskilstuna konstmuseum

Tuesday, October 29, 6 p.m.

Psychedelic Vibe (Apelmo/Wistrand) @ Balsta Café, Eskilstuna

Thursday, November 21 

Wistrand/Rytzler Duo @ Passage Vinkafé, Eskilstuna

Friday, November 22

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ private event

2023

Wednesday, February 8, 6 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Peter Olsen @ Balsta Café, Eskilstuna

Saturday, February 25

Stefan Wistrand & Peter Olsen @ Västerås Konsthall

Friday, March 31, 7 p.m.

The Electric MZ @ Norr, Eskilstuna

Saturday, April 1

The Electric MZ @ private event

Friday, May 19, 7 p.m.

WRQ @ Norr, Eskilstuna

Wednesday, July 26, 5.30 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ Picnic i Parken, Eskilstuna

Saturday, August 5, 3.45 p.m.

WRQ @ Birdhouse Concert #3, Landsvägsgatan 11, Sparreholm 

Saturday, September 30, 10.15 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ Kulturnatten, Eskilstuna

Saturday, October 14, 9 p.m.

Ersson Duo (Stefan Wistrand & Tommy Adolfsson) @ Passage Vinkafé, Eskilstuna

Friday, October 20, 7 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand with the House Band @ Norr, Eskilstuna

Friday, November 10, 9 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Peter Olsen @ Passage Vinkafé, Eskilstuna
(Release concert for "Duo (1977)")

Friday, November 24, 7 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand, Hans Loelv & Claes Fall @ Norr, Eskilstuna

2022

Friday, May 6 

The Electric MZ @ private event 

Wednesday, June 29, 7 p.m.

WRQ @ Norr, Eskilstuna

Wednesday, July 27, 12 p.m.

WRQ @ Östra Torget, Torshälla

Saturday, July 30
Wistrand/Rytzler Duo @ private event

Sunday, August 15, 3 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ Stadsparken, Eskilstuna

Friday, August 19, 6 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ Norr, Eskilstuna

Saturday, September 17, 11 p.m.

Stefan Wistrand & Mattias Greén @ Kulturnatten, Eskilstuna

Saturday, October 15, 5.30 p.m.

Ersson Duo (Tommy Adolfsson & Stefan Wistrand) @ Wijsfestivalen, Västermo bygdegård

Saturday, October 15, 10 p.m.

Ersson Duo (Tommy Adolfsson & Stefan Wistrand) @ Passage Vinkafé, Eskilstuna

Friday, November 18, 7 p.m.

The Electric MZ @ Biografbaren, Eskilstuna
(Release concert for "Tales of Trees")

Thursday, November 24, 7 p.m.

The Electric MZ @ Melodybox, Hägersten, Stockholm 
Opening act: The Family Bible

Saturday, December 3, 7.30 p.m.

The Electric MZ @ Närke Kulturbryggeri, Örebro

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