Mattias Nilsson, solo piano at Söraby Kyrka

“What a musician, he owns such a great sense for the mystique of the black and white keys.” /Tomas Pranell, SydÖstran

”A more dignified end of the first festival evening is hard to imagine. Mattias tender interpretation of Lars Gullin´s Danny’s Dream was outstanding!” /Jan Olsson, Skånska Dagbladet

"It’s hard to imagine any jazz musician who’s appeared more in Malmö in recent years than Mattias Nilsson. The desire to reach the audience, whether it’s in a concert hall, a jazz club or a noisy restaurant, has undoubtedly been a factor in developing Nilsson’s distinct, extrovert piano style." /Alexander Agrell, Sydsvenskan...

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“What a musician, he owns such a great sense for the mystique of the black and white keys.” /Tomas Pranell, SydÖstran

”A more dignified end of the first festival evening is hard to imagine. Mattias tender interpretation of Lars Gullin´s Danny’s Dream was outstanding!” /Jan Olsson, Skånska Dagbladet

"It’s hard to imagine any jazz musician who’s appeared more in Malmö in recent years than Mattias Nilsson. The desire to reach the audience, whether it’s in a concert hall, a jazz club or a noisy restaurant, has undoubtedly been a factor in developing Nilsson’s distinct, extrovert piano style." /Alexander Agrell, Sydsvenskan

// MATTiAS NiLSSON solo piano - "Day by Day"
- Swedish folk music, hymns and jazz with a warm Nordic touch.

The internationally acclaimed Swedish pianist Mattias Nilsson possesses ”an enormous degree of energy and musical flexibility, as well as a very personal and appealing melodic sense…” (Skånska Dagbladet). He was born in Karlskrona in the south of Sweden but was raised in Bjärred, Skåne and began playing the piano around the age 4 years. Mattias was given classical piano lessons from his father Jan-Åke Nilsson, who at an early stage found out that Mattias wanted to improvise instead of playing what was written. At the age of 8, Mattias made his debut by accompanying the famous Swedish operetta singer Sonja Stjernquist.

Mattias combines the improvisation found in jazz with the equally rich and varied traditions of Swedish folk music and psalms as well as original compositions and from other Swedish composers.

During 2011, Mattias made two tours in Chile playing Swedish music with musicians living in the country. In May the same year he was invited by the Swedish Ambassady in Santiago to play at the Swedish Prime Minister first official visit to Chile (see video clip here http://youtu.be/1m7D4LbpIKE)

Nilsson has been widely praised by jazz journalists, and in 2008 he received the prestigious ”Kulturpris” from the city of Lomma. Skånska Dagbladet, a major southern Swedish newspaper, named him Jazz Musician of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

LISTEN to Mattias Nilsson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sXSAqhLRkc&hd=1

MORE INFO:
www.mattiasnilsson.com

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