Sven-Åke Johansson

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Sven-Åke Johansson (born in Mariestad in 1943; died June 2025) was a Swedish drummer and composer remembered for his association with free jazz and free improvisation. Living in Berlin from 1968, he was in the Globe Unity Orchestra and played with German reedist Alfred Harth and Belgian pianist Nicole Van den Plas in E.M.T.. In 1972, he recorded and released Schlingerland, one of the first solo free jazz recordings by a drummer. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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puls-plus-puls

Barcelona Series

Johansson Sven Ake Fuer Paul Klee

Schlingerland / Dynamische Schwingungen

All Romantic

Six Little Pieces for Quintet

Konzert für 12 Traktoren

Kalte Welle 102 - Dreizehn Fragmente

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Villa Hügel

Schlingerland

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Das Moabiter Duo - recovered

Enfants Terribles

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