concert19:30
Sat 14.11.
19:30
Blackbird, Uppsala
Morgan Ågren
Drummer Morgan Ågren takes the stage at Blackbird in Uppsala.
Morgan Ågren
About
Morgan Ågren (born 1967, Umeå) is a Swedish drummer and Grammy winner whose technical command of odd meters and polyrhythms has made him one of the most respected figures in progressive jazz-fusion. He has played alongside Mats Öberg in the Mats/Morgan Band since 1981, and his international profile was cemented when Frank Zappa invited the duo to collaborate in 1988 - leading to the Grammy-winning 'Zappa's Universe' project in 1994. Beyond Mats/Morgan, he has recorded with Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah), Devin Townsend, Steve Vai, Squarepusher and many others, and has been a member of the Swedish prog band Kaipa since 2002.
#1
Modern Drummer readers poll, fusion category (2010)
2×
Grammy wins (Zappa's Universe 1994; Fläskkvartetten's Goodbye Sweden)
What's new
- 2025-12
A 2025 remaster of Morgan Ågren's solo album 'Batterie Deluxe' was released on Bandcamp.
- 2025-01
Mats/Morgan released the live album 'Make Mats/Morgan Great Again', recorded at Fasching in Stockholm on 24 November 2023.
- 2023-01
Mats/Morgan released the album 'Layers' in January 2023.
Tracks
Trends and Other DiseasesMats/Morgan Band debut album, blending Zappa-influenced arrangements with jazz-fusion
Sol Niger WithinFredrik Thordendal's 1997 solo album featuring Ågren's drumming, landmark extreme progressive metal release
Make Mats/Morgan Great AgainLive album recorded at Fasching, Stockholm, released January 2025
Batterie DeluxeMorgan Ågren solo album, remastered and re-released December 2025
LayersMats/Morgan studio album released January 2023
