Lars Lindvall was born 1962 in Eksjö/Schweden.
He started to play trumpet and piano at the age of 8. During his teens he
played in several bigbands and combos as well as in an orchestra and it became
apparent that music will play an important role in his life.
He studied music in Graz/Austria and graduated
in 1989 receiving an award from the cultural department in Vienna.
In the following years Lars played as a professional musician all over Europe.
He received a schoolarship from the Berklee School
of Music where he had the opportunity to study with Herb Pomeroy, Hal
Crook, Greg Hopkins and Bob Freeman. In 1992 he graduated from Berklee and
received the Clark Terry and Quincy Jones Award.
He has worked with Bobby McFerrin, Mel Lewis, Jay Clayton, Adelhard Roidinger,
Nouvelle Cuisine, X-tra, Experimenti Berlin and many more.
Lars Lindvall's experience covers
a wide musical spectrum, from playing in churches to gigs in jazz clubs, from
creating sound installations for art events to performances on radio and television.
His focus on live-bands mixing jazz, classical
and latin musical idioms with his swedish roots have
become an important means for him to express himself as a performer, composer
and arranger.
As a producer and musician he has been involved in the production of more
than 30 CD's in 7 countries.
He is also teaching compostion, arrangement and trumpet at the Jazz Schools
of Basel and Luzern.
Download: discography and Lars Lindvall's bio in english or in german
Lars Lindvall has released five CD's under his own label atmo music. They all reflect his longing for melodic simplicity and at the same time let the listener experience surprising and original musical changes. Find out more.
