Fire! Orchestra

Scandinavian free jazz/experimental/psychedelic/noise/free improv ensemble with a rotating cast, active since January 2012 and exclusively signed by a Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. Fire! Orchestra was formed by core members of Fire! supergroup Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin and debuted at the Fylkingen concert venue in Stockholm, Sweden. This concert was released as the orchestra's first album, CD/LP, in January 2013. Between 2014 and 2016, the ensemble produced two more studio albums and one live release. In the fall of 2017, Fire! Orchestra began rehearsing and researching a compositional structure with a brand-new acoustic line-up that emphasized strings and clarinets. In September 2018, Fire! Orchestra performed at Muzeum Inzynierii Miejskiej, Kraków as part of Sacrum Profanum Festival, invited by a renowned Polish conductor and composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The concert was subsequently released on Actions CD/LP in February 2020. In January 2019, the orchestra recorded a new album at Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, released as Arrival CD/2xLP by Rune Grammofon in May of the same year. Original line-up (2012) Mats Gustafsson — tenor sax, live electronics, conduction Anna Högberg — alto sax Fredrik Ljungkvist — baritone sax, clarinet Christer Bothén — bass clarinet, guimbri Jonas Kullhammar — bass sax Elin Larsson — tenor sax Mats Äleklint — trombone Emil Strandberg — trumpet Magnus Broo — trumpet Niklas Barnö — trumpet Per Åke Holmlander — tuba Mariam Wallentin — voice Sofia Jernberg — voice Emil Svanängen — voice, guitar Andreas Söderström — guitar David Stackenäs — guitar Sören Runolf — guitar Joachim Nordwall — electronics Tomas Hallonsten — organ Sten Sandell — piano, electronics Johan Berthling — electric bass Dan Berglund — bass Joe Williamson — bass Joel Grip — bass Andreas Werliin — drums Johan Holmegard — drums Raymond Strid — drums Thomas "Mera" Gartz — drums Arrival! "acoustic" line-up (2017) Mats Gustafsson — baritone sax Per 'Texas' Johansson — contrabass and bass clarinets Christer Bothén — contrabass and bass clarinets Isak Hedtjärn — Bb clarinet Susana Santos Silva — trumpet Mariam Wallentin — voice Sofia Jernberg — voice Anna Lindal — violin Josefin Runsteen — violin Katt Hernandez — violin Leo Svensson — cello Alexander Zethson — piano Mikael Werliin — sound Johan Berthling — basses Andreas Werliin — drums Live line-up (September 2018) Mats Gustafsson — baritone sax and conduction Per 'Texas' Johansson — tenor sax, clarinet and flute Anna Högberg — alto sax Christer Bothén — bass clarinet Goran Kajfes — trumpet Niklas Barnö — trumpet Susana Santos Silva — trumpet Per Åke Holmlander — tuba Maria Bertel — trombone Alexander Zethson — Hammond organ Reine Fiske — guitar Elsa Bergman — double bass Torbjörn Zetterberg — electric bass Andreas Werliin — drums Céline Grangey — live sound