Cecilia Persson - Open Rein

Cecilia Persson for the first time alone in the roles of band leader and composer. And what an ambitious debut it is. Not fewer than ten musicians are deployed, combined in different formats on different tracks.

Personnel: Cecilia Persson - piano, Per ‘Texas’ Johansson - clarinet and tenor saxophone, Leo Svensson - cello, Mattias Ståhl - vibraphone, Nils Ölmedal - double bass, Peter Nilsson - drums, Eivind Lønning - trumpet, Thomas Backman - clarinet, bass clarinet, Fredrik Ljungkvist - clarinet, tenor saxophone, Olof Wendel - marimba. Release: 2014-01-22. Total time: 68 min

Improviser and composer. Words used about many a jazz musician, yet here is an improviser with a recognizable expression, which should not be taken for granted, especially not on a piano. Cecilia Persson is best known for her work in the group Paavo, but plays the piano in several other bands, with Lina Nyberg for example.