Karin Hammar

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Swedish Jazz is no longer an insider's tip, nor is

trombonist Karin Hammar.

It was her kinsman, Nils Landgren, who first nud-

ged her into spotlight. Landgren lined up a

women-only jazz ensemble with Karin Hammar,

Anke Helfrich, Eva Kruse and Sandra Hempel

which set her career off.

Her fame continued to spread by way of her own

projects, tours and CD releases with seasoned jazz

stars like Kenny Werner, Tim Hagans, Steve Swallow,

Gary Burton and Maria Schneider. The finishing touch

in Karin Hammars's development was given by gigs

with the WDR Bigband, the EBU Bigband and with the

Jazz Baltica Orchestra at the Jazz Baltica Festival in Salzau, Germany.

After four releases as the "Sliding Hammers" recorded together with her sister, Mimmi,  who also plays

trombone, Karin Hammar is now venturing out on her own playing her compositions with a quartet she

assembled in 2007: Jonas Östholm on piano, Tony Overwater on the contrabass and Anders Kjellberg on

drums. This trombonit's quartet presents first-rate jazz made in Sweden.

This is yet another piece of evidence proving that Scandinavia is able to produce far more than just

vocalists when it comes to the unique sound of European jazz.

Her new CD is to be released in Spring 2012.

Find out more about the trombonist on www.karinhammar.com