Martina & Owe Almgren Quartet / Martina Almgren Quartet

"Vivid jazz, with a very tangible, dynamic beat. Yet even when the group pushes the intensity, the marriage of beat and melody are never far off."   All About Jazz 

“You’re immediately taken by the sauciness and the contagious joy of playing. The scope of the music is striking, from fusion to Brecht-inspired and Indian-oriented. All equally wonderful, vivid!” Alexander Agrell  Helsingborgs Dagblad

 "The musical material  melodically and rhythmically varies from soft ballads to more passionate and bubbly songs. Bassist Owe Almgren is an imaginative musician and the interaction in unison with Björn Almgren's powerful tenor sax makes the quartet at times sound bigger than they are, which is enhanced by Tommy Kotter's subtle and pulsating piano parts. What holds everything together are Martina Almgren’s smooth and responsive drums that wind themselves around the other musician’s powerful and rich musical expressions."  Norrbottenskuriren

Photo Daniel Wirgård
Photo Daniel Wirgård

LISBOA OYR003 2014
Martina & Owe Almgren Quartet (Oh Yeah Records)

Björn Almgren - saxophones
Tommy Kotter - piano
Owe Almgren - electric bass
Martina Almgren - drums   Guest musicians  - Sisters of Invention

Recorded by Åke Linton at Bohus sound Recordings and Svenska Grammofonstudion in August and September 2013. Mastered by Henrik Alsér.


 

BINGO 2005
Martina Almgren Quartet (Imogena Records)
Björn Almgren - saxophones
Tommy Kotter - piano
Owe Almgren - electric bass
Martina Almgren - drums   

UNDEN 2003 
Martina Almgren Quartet (Imogena Records)
Björn Almgren - saxophones
Tommy Kotter - piano
Owe Almgren - electric bass
Martina Almgren - drums   

LEAVING HOME 2001
Martina Almgren Quartet Zebra Art Records)
Björn Almgren - saxophones
Marcos Ubeda - piano
Owe Almgren - electric bass
Martina Almgren - drums   

SEPTEMBER 1999
Martina Almgren Quartet (Imogena Records)
Björn Almgren - saxophones
Tommy Kotter - piano
Owe Almgren - electric bass
Martina Almgren - drums