Håkan Lewin
As a jazz saxophonist, Håkan Lewin has toured in large parts of the world, from California in the west to Siberia in the east.
Saxophonist Håkan Lewin invites you on a journey through tones and moods, where each program carries its own unique story and feeling. Below you will find the different programs he offers – each created with care and a deep love for the music. Whether it is swinging jazz tones, heartfelt ballads or powerful musical interpretations, there is something here for every occasion and audience.
Make The World Well Again
A concert that reflects in words and tone on the times we live in – a society and a world characterized by segregation and insecurity. But in the midst of the darkness there is also light. The power of music becomes a unifying voice, a place for reflection, joy and faith in the future.
Through tones deeply rooted in the Afro-American musical tradition, with a clear anchoring in the soil of the blues, the group invites the audience to a moment of presence and community. Here the raw and the beautiful, the sad and the hopeful meet – in a concert experience that touches and awakens new perspectives.
"THANK YOU for an absolutely fantastic afternoon in the Catacombs! Sooooo good, Sooooo nice, Sooooo touching! My words are not enough!" – Mats Hallberg, Kulturbloggen
“Record crowd in the Catacombs in Kvarnbyn!!!!!” – Iréne Sjöberg Lundin, The Catacombs
contribute: Håkan Lewin – alto saxophone, Simon Westman – pianos, Yasuhito Mori – double bass.
Read more about the duo at www.lewinhakan.se
Lewin-Landgren Duo
Håkan and the concert organist Johannes Landgren, have achieved great international success with their music. Among other things In 2004, the duo was engaged to play a concert on Martin Luther King Day in St. Peter's Church in Manhattan, New York. Furthermore, in addition to the concert activities in Sweden, many tours have been carried out all over Europe. The duo has also participated in the "Jazz and Pipe Organ" festival in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on seven occasions. In 2005, Håkan and Johannes co-founded the association Music Against Violence. In 2013-2014, Håkan carried out the "Gaza Singing for Peace" project within the framework of the association Music Against Violence. This project was a collaborative project between MAV and the Palestinian organization SYF (Save Youth Future) in Gaza. The project was financed by the Folke Bernadotte Academy and aimed to use music to convey a message about humanity, coexistence and peace. Since the start in 1998, the duo has played between 700 and 800 concerts from California in the west to Siberia in the east.
Read more about the duo at www.lewinlandgren.se
Mr. Blues
Mr. Blues is a new hard-rocking, blues-saturated quartet, whose members have many years of experience in concert activities both nationally and internationally. Here, Håkan Lewin brings together some of Sweden's somewhat legendary musicians. The repertoire includes music by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and Hank Crawford, some of the songs and arrangements of which Håkan has taken from his time with Gugge Hedrénius' Big Blues Band. The group has the opportunity to adapt the repertoire to attract both jazz and blues audiences.
Group members
Vocals: Ann Kristin Hedmark and/or Claes Janson
Kettil Medelius: Keyboard
Hasse Larsson: Bass
Jonas "Wasa" Backman: Drums
Håkan Lewin: saxophone
Read more about Mr. Blues on www.lewinhakan.se
60 years in the service of music
60 Years in the Service of Music is a story in words and tone about a life as a freelance musician, with concert activities from California in the west to Siberia in the east, via large parts of Europe and Gaza (Palestine). The stories are interspersed with musical gems, taken from Afro-American music history. The program is performed by a trio consisting of Håkan Lewin alto saxophone, Eldar Levgran keyboard and Yasuhito Mori double bass.
Read more about 60 years in the service of music at www.lewinhakan.se