Bach Jazz

J.S. Bach is the genius behind Air, the B minor Mass, the St. John Passion, and countless other masterworks. Preludes, partitas, sarabandes - there are many pieces and even more interpretations. Jazz musicians Emil Carlsson Rinstad, bassist Magnus Bergström, and drummer Ola Winkler command the material with complete mastery.

"Chamber jazz of the year," wrote the music magazine Lira about the debut album. "Suddenly Bach sounds like a Nordic composer and his fugues like folk songs," noted DN. The echo of Jan Johansson's musical world is as present as Bach's earrings are instantly recognizable.

The improvisations function more as additions and commentaries on Bach than as full-scale reconstructions - open, warm, and thoughtful, revealing new facets of Bach's music again and again.