5 Dec 2025
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Stockholm Jazz Festival: The inner outer space of Chip Wickham

Chip Wickham is a British saxophonist, flautist and composer known for blending spiritual jazz, funk and modern groove. A key figure on the UK jazz scene and longtime Gondwana Records collaborator, he combines classic 1960s influences with contemporary sounds. His latest album, The Eternal Now, showcases his most adventurous and progressive work to date. A […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: The velvet voice of Lauren Henderson

From left to right: Sammy Lukas, Jason Clotter, Lauren Henderson, Elio Coppola and Nick Tannura

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Stockholm Jazz Festival: A bass-led opening night by Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller is an American bassist, composer and producer known for his virtuosic slap bass technique and genre-blending style that combines jazz, funk, soul and R&B. A two-time Grammy winner, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric bassists of all time. The first night of Stockholm Jazz Festival 2025 began with […]

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Spellbinding Scarlet in Södertälje

Our favorites Scarlet played at Södertäljefestivalen and we got the chance to be there and capture the mayhem. Since doing Melodifestivalen twice, the dynamic duo have amassed plenty of very young fans, so the kids and their parents were out in force at Stora Torget in Södertälje, along with many other fans. Scarlet isn’t your […]

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Stockholm Jazz Festival set to enliven the city in October

Stockholm Jazz Festival is offering a vibrant, city-wide celebration of jazz in all its diverse expressions on 10-19 October. The 2025 edition of the festival promises to feature over 250 performances, showcasing an eclectic mix of genres that extend well beyond traditional jazz, and bringing artists from all over the world to the city. Now […]

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Way Out West – Day Three: I hope she plays HOT TO GO!

If you’ve missed these, here’s Day One and Day Two! The Way Out West Saturday started out with another nice encounter on the bus ride. In anticipation of the day’s main attraction, I had worn my ‘I hope she plays HOT TO GO’ t-shirt, that I had ordered special. Getting on the bus, a nice young […]

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Way Out West 2025 – Day Two: It’s Charli, baby

If you’ve missed it, here’s Day One – check it out! On Thursday it still felt like there was more space at Slottskogen, but on Friday it was totally packed from pretty early in the evening. So it felt reasonable to take things a bit more easy compared with how much running from stage to […]

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Way Out West 2025: Chappell, Charli and Free, Free Palestine!

Since its launch in 2007, Gothenburg’s Way Out West has established itself as Sweden’s premier music festival. It is a real cultural institution that consistently balances international superstars with rising talent and Scandi sensibilities in a carefully curated mix spanning pop, hip hop, rock and experimental sounds. The festival’s unique settings in the lush Slottsskogen […]

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Still sporty, still spicy, still slaying – Melanie C at the fab 90s festival

Melanie C aka Sporty Spice was always the powerhouse of the Spice Girls – the one doing backflips in crop tops and belting out girl power anthems. She brought the athletic edge to the fab five that dominated the 90s pop scene. As part of the Spice Girls she helped sell over 100 million records […]

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Rosendal 2025: BIJI brings a vibrant, boundary-crossing celebration

BIJI is a powerful Swedish duo formed by artist/actor Robin Nazari and filmmaker/producer Maceo Frost, based in Stockholm. Emerging in 2019, their project – named after the Kurdish word for “long live” or “viva” – originated as a bold celebration of multicultural coexistence. Robin with his Kurdish background, and Maceo with his African-American–Swedish heritage, blend […]

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