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Hailed as “Europe’s softest drummer”, Swedish composer and bandleader Emil Brandqvist has led his piano trio to international success since the release of <a href="spotify:album:18Yd1QxfdpwQbsTGgR1BlS" data-name="Breathe Out">Breathe Out</a> on Skip Records in 2013. The musical force of the trio, featuring Finnish pianist Tuomas Turunen and Swedish bass player Max Thornberg, combined with Brandqvist’s composing skills propelled <a href="spotify:album:40Mivq2CEhKGuggs9SBUYD" data-name="Seascapes">Seascapes</a> (2015) to an Echo Award nomination in Germany and a five star review in Der Stern, celebrating the “magical music” and “weightless melodies”.
With <a href="spotify:album:2yYSyPl4dCKMQT3uHXlsse" data-name="Falling Crystals">Falling Crystals</a> (2016), Emil Brandqvist Trio collaborated with legendary audio engineer Åke Linton for the first time, creating a larger and even more detailed soundscape. The release was followed by extensive touring in Germany, and concerts in Ireland, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland and South Korea. The fourth full length album <a href="spotify:album:77u6sL9mxKm3uDqnMX6XV4" data-name="Within a Dream">Within a Dream</a> features some of the most successful songs of the trio so far, with <a href="spotify:album:3UL0E4lpInbRESsQf8UFOw" data-name="I Miss You">I Miss You</a> reaching more than 17 000 000 streams on Spotify.
<a href="spotify:album:7HV0aIXTJHdYpJWLgyBynP" data-name="Entering the Woods">Entering the Woods</a> (2020) showcased an even greater depth and variation in Brandqvist’s compositions, and included the acclaimed single <a href="spotify:album:341ZJc8VZY90NPYjWWgiFQ" data-name="Raindrops">Raindrops</a>.
<a href="spotify:album:4zhb3DCfHH8ADFxBn0rirh" data-name="Layers of Life">Layers of Life</a> was released on 3rd of March in 2023 and immediately reached #2 on the German Jazz Charts. The
upcoming album POEMS FOR TRAVELLERS was released on April 4 in 2025 and entered the German Jazz Charts in May on #1!
With <a href="spotify:album:2yYSyPl4dCKMQT3uHXlsse" data-name="Falling Crystals">Falling Crystals</a> (2016), Emil Brandqvist Trio collaborated with legendary audio engineer Åke Linton for the first time, creating a larger and even more detailed soundscape. The release was followed by extensive touring in Germany, and concerts in Ireland, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland and South Korea. The fourth full length album <a href="spotify:album:77u6sL9mxKm3uDqnMX6XV4" data-name="Within a Dream">Within a Dream</a> features some of the most successful songs of the trio so far, with <a href="spotify:album:3UL0E4lpInbRESsQf8UFOw" data-name="I Miss You">I Miss You</a> reaching more than 17 000 000 streams on Spotify.
<a href="spotify:album:7HV0aIXTJHdYpJWLgyBynP" data-name="Entering the Woods">Entering the Woods</a> (2020) showcased an even greater depth and variation in Brandqvist’s compositions, and included the acclaimed single <a href="spotify:album:341ZJc8VZY90NPYjWWgiFQ" data-name="Raindrops">Raindrops</a>.
<a href="spotify:album:4zhb3DCfHH8ADFxBn0rirh" data-name="Layers of Life">Layers of Life</a> was released on 3rd of March in 2023 and immediately reached #2 on the German Jazz Charts. The
upcoming album POEMS FOR TRAVELLERS was released on April 4 in 2025 and entered the German Jazz Charts in May on #1!
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