Karel Eriksson
Trombone, Sweden

«In 2012 he was honored with the “Outstanding Soloist Award” at the V European Jazz
Competition in Rome, Italy.»

About the participant

SE, Esthammar/Graz

Tenor and Bass TromboneBorn in 1988 in Sweden.Started to play trombone at the age of nine in Esthammar, Sweden.Studied at the S?dra Latin High School of Music in Stockholm from 2004 till 2007.Between 2007 and 2009 he studied trombone and composition at the Prague Conservatory of Jazz withprof. Svatopluk Kosvanec and prof. Afrodita Katmeridu.Since Oct. 2009 he is a student of Prof. Ed Neumeister at the Jazz Department – University of Music andDramatic Arts in Graz, Austria.Winner of “The Best Solo” Award at Litvinov International JazzFest in Spring 2009. The sameyear named “Best Soloist” at “Jazz Juniors” competition in Prague with Karel Ruzicka and RobertBalzar in the Jury. In 2012 he was honored with the “Outstanding Soloist Award” at the V European JazzCompetition in Rome, Italy.Performed on Croatian television in December 2011 with Mike Abene and June 2012 with JohnFedchock together with the HGM Jazz Orchestra Zagreb and at Bohemia Jazzfestival in CeskeBudeovice (Czech Republic) with “Emperor Penguin” in July 2010.He is also a member of Rob Spelberg Jazz Orchestra, Graz Composers Orchestra and Piotr PawlakJazztet.Attended workshops with Bob Mintzer, Miguel Zenon, Dave Taylor, Jim McNeely, Fred Hersch,John Hollenbeck and many more between the years 2009-2012.