Jonathan Fritzén
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Biography
Fritzen was born in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
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to a Swedish mother and an American father. He started playing drums at a young age, and as he got older he also learned the piano, bass, guitar, flute and vocals. His formal music education comes from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
in Stockholm, were he became one of the first students to receive a Masters degree from the jazz department.
His debut solo album, Love Birds was released in 2008. Besides playing piano, he did all the composing, producing and played all eight different instruments.
Fritzen's second album VIP (2009) features vocalist Laila Adele, guitarist Jay Soto
Jay Soto
Jay Soto is an American smooth jazz guitarist.Soto is best known for his proficiency in guitar, however he is also an accomplished pianist and vocalist.- Biography :...
, saxophone players Michael Lington
Michael Lington
Michael Lington is a contemporary jazz saxophonist and recording artist.Lington plays a distinctive contemporary saxophone leaning strongly towards the pop side of jazz. He reaches a younger demographic than traditional jazz listeners and is emerging as a contemporary face of jazz.Born in...
and Greger Hillman. The album spent 40 weeks on the Smoothjazz.com TOP 50.
His third album Diamonds (2010) features saxophone players Darren Rahn, Jessy J
Jessy J
Jessy J is an American musician in the contemporary jazz music genre.- Biography :...
and Koh (aka Mr. Saxman), vocalist Laila Adele and guitarist Alex Crown. The first single Dance With Me spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Indicator Smooth Jazz Chart, and his second single Undercover made it to #2 on the same Chart. Diamonds also made the top -10 on the Smoothjazz.com Chart, and hit #1 on Amazon.com in "Bestsellers in Smooth Jazz".
Fritzen has performed in several countries including Sweden, USA, United Kingdom, Spain & Thailand.
He is the son of pianist Steve Dobrogosz
Steve Dobrogosz
Steve Dobrogosz is an American pianist and composer.Dobrogosz was born in 1956 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and afterwards moved to Stockholm, Sweden in 1978, where he began...
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Discography
| Album | Release date |
|---|---|
| Love Birds | July 15, 2008 |
| VIP | May 22, 2009 |
| Diamonds | June 19, 2010 |