The jazz students graduating from the Malmö Academy of Music invite you to their graduation concerts – a festival full of music that runs throughout the weekend!

Concert programme:

Friday, 10 May 2024:
at 19.00 - Gustav Sundquist
at 20.30 - Eskil Roos

Saturday, 11 May 2024:
at 19.00 - Alice Castell
at 20.30 - Joel Paulin Hugo

Sunday, 12 May 2024
at 15.00 - Isak Ribbnäs
at 16.30 - Martin Friis

Gustav Sundquist is a bassist and composer who has explored how the bass can be used as a melodic instrument. With his sextet he tells stories, big and small, about the world and his own place in it.

Gustav Sundquist - double bass
Eskil Roos - piano
Ellen Mölck - drums
Hjalmar Nordkvist - trombone
Adam Sass - trumpet
Axel Johansson - tenor saxophone

Eskil Roos
In the middle of the confusing cloud of endless possibilities. In the middle of the cloud that never ends. There we must find our way. In a reflection of listening inward, Eskil offers his most beloved songs.

Piano - Eskil Roos
Double bass - Gustav Sundquist
Drums - Hampus Petersson
Violin 1 - Lena Tove
Violin 2 - Eric Zetterholm
Viola - Enno Leggedör
Saxophone - Simon Bertilson
Electric bass - Albin Andersson
Drums - Isak Ribbnäs
Vocals - Vera Hjorth

Alice Castell
Feelings of joy, sadness and nostalgia are created together in this dynamic quintet. Light grooves meet heavier moods through an intuitive interplay. With entirely self-written music, Alice Castell performs her very last concert at MHM together with her friends and fellow musicians.

Electric bass - Alice Castell
Drums - Aziz Arim
Electric guitar - Martin Friis
Piano - Albin Söderbäck
Tenor saxophone, flute - Simon Bertilson

Joel Paulin Hugo
Joel presents self-composed music with a Nordic jazz sound about everyday life and brooding, but also a three-step suite about how panicky and false politics can feel, and the importance of protecting our democracy.

Vocals - Carolina Wierup
Trumpet - Joel Paulin Hugo, Adam Sass
Alto sax - Jenny-Anne Fåglefelt
Tenor sax - Simon Bertilson
Trombone - Nora Hultman, Lovisa Karlson
Guitar - Albert Nyström
Bass - Andreas Jonnergård Stensson
Drums - Ellen Mölck

Isak Ribbnäs
Drawing inspiration from the world of electronic sound, Isak and his ensemble create a carpet of sound for the listener to rest on. Sometimes melancholic and serious, sometimes light-hearted and ethereal.

Drums - Isak Ribbnäs
Synths - Timothy Börjesson
Guitar - Jim Base
Electric bass, synths - Martin Bengzon

Martin Friis
Woven into the rhythmic universe of progressive metal, and the playful improvisation of jazz, Martin strives to form a common ground where the creativity of all musicians can flourish. The music has emerged from a curiosity for the gray area between genres, but above all from a fascination for other people's intuition.

Vocals & Effects - Olga Ottilia Denward
Electric Bass, Double Bass & Synth - Martin Bengzon
Drums - William Reis
Keyboard & Grand Piano - Albin Söderbäck
Guitar & Compositions - Martin Friis

The Bachelor's degree programme in Jazz/Improvisation aims to train musicians with high artistic and professional skills. It gives students the opportunity to find and develop their own musical voice while acquiring the basic practical knowledge they need for a future career in jazz and improvisation music.