The Arranger
Håkan Broström
After many years of playing in big bands it felt quite natural for Håkan to start write big band arrangements.- "The Big band format has an ocean of possibilities and the variety of tools available can provide opportunities for working with parts that does not fit in smaller bands. There is so much new to discover!"
Håkan started to write for big bands in the mid nineties and has written for a lot of artists since then.
Artists like Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, Conrad Herwig, Ebbot Lundberg, Joey Calderazzo, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Rebecka Törnqvist, Marilyn Mazur, ,Rigmor Gustafsson, Viktoria Tolstoy, Meja,, Jennifer Brown, Movits, Doggelito, Sven Zetterberg, Fredrika Stahl, etc...
The arrangements has been commissioned by big bands like Norrbotten Big Band, WDR Big Band,The Swedish Radio Band, Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Blue House Jazz Orchestra among others.
"Every song was so well arranged that it could be a concert of it´s own. My whole spectrum of emotions gets satisfied in every number".
André Stray
Norrbottenskuriren 120312
Here you can listen to some of the arrangements I made for different projects during the years. Please keep in mind that the recordings are from live gigs and the quality may not always be the best...
Here is my arrangement of Chris Potters "The Source". Performed by Norrbotten Big Band and Chris Potter
"Broström has a keen ear for orchestral color, and thanks to his perceptive arrangements, the Norrbotten band, in whose ranks he has worked as a sideman since 1993, has never sounded sharper or more accessible.".
Jack Bowers
All About Jazz
"The Gentle Warrior" is a compostion by Dave Liebman dedicated to the late Bob Berg. Here performed by Mr. Liebman and Norrbotten Big Band.
The fantastic Dee Dee Bridgewater, here with Norrbotten Big Band and two of my arrangements. "All of me" and "Miss Brown to you"
"Bridgewater synched extraordinary well
with the big band and Broström´s fine arrangements".
Patrik Sandberg
OJ March 31 2011
All Of Me
Miss Brown To You
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