Lars Erstrand

Swedish vibraphonist, born September 27, 1936 in Uppsala, died March 11, 2009 in Uppsala. On Erstrand's track record, it can be noted that he played with Benny Goodman in Paris in 1972, and at Michael's Pub in New York on several occasions. In 1991, he recorded the album Two Generations with Lionel Hampton. Among other musicians, Erstrand played with Alice Babs, Svend Asmussen, Arne Domnérus, Bob Wilber, Scott Hamilton, Kjell Öhman, the Swedish Swing Society and Antti Sarpila. Also new generations of jazz players have turned to Erstrand, such as clarinetist and tenor saxophonist Ken Peplowski and guitarist Frank Vignola. At the end of his life he played with his quartet "Lars Erstrand Four".