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Lars Edegran

Lars Edegran

Swedish jazz musician and bandleader

Lars Ivar Edegran (born 1944) is a Dixieland jazz musician and bandleader from Sweden. He most often plays piano, guitar, or banjo but has also played mandolin, clarinet, and saxophone.[1]

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Edegran was born in Stockholm, Sweden and played in New Orleans style groups in Sweden before moving to New Orleans in 1966.[1] He played with many older and younger New Orleans musicians.

Edegran founded and is the leader of the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra.[1] He has toured and recorded extensively. He has also performed in Preservation Hall and in the Norwegian Seamen's Church in New Orleans.

His theatrical arrangements include the music for the show One Mo' Time.[1]

Discography

As leader

  • New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra (Arhoolie, 1971)
  • A Recital at Old Fireman's Hall, Westwego, Louisiana (Sonet, 1976)
  • Pickles and Peppers (Stomp Off, 1991)
  • Creole Belles (Arhoolie, 1994)
  • Lars Edegran and his Santa Claus Revelers: Crescent City Christmas (G.H.B., 1996)
  • Lars Edegran Presents Lionel Ferbos & John Robichaux (G.H.B., 1998)
  • Lars Edegran and His New Orleans All Stars (G.H.B., 2000)
  • Palm Court Jazz All Stars (G.H.B., 2004)
  • Lars Edegran Presents Uncle Lionel (G.H.B., 2005)
  • Sweet Hot and Lowdown (G.H.B., 2005)
  • Triolian String Band (G.H.B., 2011)

As sideman

With Percy Humphrey

  • Percy Humphrey and His Crescent City Joymakers (G.H.B., 1966)
  • New Orleans to Scandinavia (Storyville, 1972)
  • A Portrait of Percy Humphrey (Storyville, 1972)
  • Percy Humphrey's Hot Six (CSA, 1975)

With others

References

  1. [1]
    Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
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