Trio Circle releases its debut album! Magnus Dölerud, Hans Backenroth and Oscar Johansson Werre explore one of jazz history’s class formats - the saxophone trio.

Saxophone, bass and drums is a format that promotes an open and creative sound. The lack of chord instruments opens a harmonic door that gives improvisers more freedom to shape their music. However, it’s a freedom that also demands greater responsibility and attentiveness from all. Trio Circle consists of three strong players that embrace this freedom and make the best of it, drawing us into a detailed and varied sonic world, where the music takes shape in the moment.on, rolf

Their album is a wide-ranging journey from the band’s own “Prelude” through Billy Strayhorn’s “U.M.M.G” and Rolf Ericson’s beautiful “Evelyn” to Ornette Coleman’s “Broadway Blues”; along the way we are immersed in 10 diverse songs, each one explored rhythmically, melodically and harmonically.

Saxophonist, Magnus Döderlud (born in Karlstad in 1982), has worked with most of the country’s major big bands, including Håkan Broström’s New Places Orchestra, the Ann-Sofi Söderqvist Jazz Orchestra, the Elaria Orchestra, the Blue House Jazz Orchestra and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Together with Dan Johansson, he leads the Dölerud Johansson Quintet, which includes Torbjörn Gulz, Palle Danielsson and Fredrik Rundqvist. Over the last few years, they have toured regularly and released the album, “Echoes & Sounds” in 2018. Like Hans Backenroth, Magnus is a former member of the legendary Fredrik Norén Band and played on its final album, “Inside Up”.