Stickin' Together Johan Tengholm & Erik Tengholm

• 1 Joy Spring 03:52
• 2 Stompin' at the Savoy 04:17
• 3 Open Country 04:09
• 4 How My Heart Sings 05:32
• 5 Skylark 04:21
• 6 Tea For Two 06:17
• 7 Wild Man Blues 03:20
• 8 Broadway 02:58
• 9 The Dolphin 05:35
• 10 Cherokee 04:17
• 11 Botrajvs Väg 07:31
• 12 Cornet Chop Suey 04:25
• 13 Blue Daniel 03:37
• 14 Bernie's Tune 03:48
• 15 Mood Indigo 02:38
• Total Runtime 01:06:37

Info for Stickin' Together

Swedish jazz brothers Erik and Johan Tengholm (trumpet and double bass, respectively) have grown to be an important part of the Swedish jazz scene during the last decade - especially after starting their record label TengTones in 2021. On this record, you’ll hear them play both as a duo and together with some of their favorite musicians, who are also dear friends and some of the most prominent instrumentalists of not only the Swedish but the international jazz scene.

This album has been a project of for several years. From an early age, they played a lot together as a duo and also often with friends and family, which has always been a joyful playground for their music. Therefore, it felt natural to make an album with this as the starting point.

”It’s this playfulness that we’ve tried to capture on this album — we’ve taken a very spontaneous approach to the music, and almost everything was recorded in our homes, where we just sit and play around with the music. We hope you enjoy it!”

Johan Tengholm, double bass
Erik Tengholm , trumpet
Guests:
Gustav Lundgren, guitar
Hampus Adami, valve trombone
Lina Lövstrand, flute
Ulf Johansson Werre, grand piano

Johan Tengholm
was born in 1998 and is the brother of trumpeter Erik Tengholm, who was recently appointed leader of the Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra UUJO. Together they run the writing company TengTones. Johan Tengholm plays in several constellations and also tours internationally.

Uppsala Jazz Club and Uppsala Musikverkstad are behind the prize, which was awarded in conjunction with Carte Blanche with Trio X at UKK on Saturday.

The Jazzaspen is awarded annually to a young jazz musician with links to Uppsala. Previous recipients are Oscar Johansson Werre, percussion, Hannes Junestav, trombone and Linnea Jonsson, trumpet.

Already at the age of 22, in 2020, he graduated from the Royal Collage of Music in Stockholm and is now a rising star among the many great bass players in Sweden, playing with plenty of the top bands and musicians. His debut album, Migration, was released in 2021, consisting of only original compositions.

Erik Tengholm
was born in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1996. From a very early age, he was exposed to the records of some of the greatest jazz artists, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, and has been completely attached to the music since then.

Erik started his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 2015 and quickly became very active on the Swedish jazz scene. Today, Erik is working with many of the top jazz musicians and bands in Sweden as a trumpet player, band leader, composer, arranger and piano player. Occationally, Erik is hired as a guest soloist with different big bands. However, jazz is not the only genre Erik plays. He regularly plays classical music and pop at funerals, church events and weddings.

Two albums has been released under Erik's name. The first one with his quintet, Stories From the Club came in 2021, and the second with his big band Tengholm Ullberg Big Band, Blue And Green With a Touch of Brown, was reelased in 2023.

In 2021, Erik founded together with his double bass playing brother Johan Tengholm, record label TengTones. About 20 albums has been released since the start of the label. More info at tengtones.com.

Erik is also a popular teacher, working with students at all levels on the trumpet, improvisation, ensemble playing, arranging and piano.

In 2024, Erik was selected as the new artistic director of Uppsala University Jazz Orchestra after honorary doctor Ulf Johansson Werre, who retires from the position after leading the the band for 20 years. The orchestra is a big band connected to Uppsala University, performing at open concerts, events, releasing albums, and has its basis in Musicum, Uppsala.

Erik has been awarded several prizes, such as Jazz Club Fasching Society Scholarship, Louis Armstrong Award, Ola Carlsson Scholarship and Bengt Säve-Söderbergh Scholarship.

Below, you'll find a selection of the different bands and projects Erik is working with.

This album contains no booklet.