Two years after the release of her latest album - the widely critically acclaimed "Imprints" - Karin Hammar now releases her new album "Circles." Like last time, Hammar works with her group Karin Hammar Fab 4 to help her shape 8 new compositions and an interpretation of Nina Simone's "Four Women" into her own musical landscape. The new compositions draw inspiration from such diverse encounters and places: Brazil, Morrocco, her daughter Ella, fellow musician Hildegunn Ã–iseth, to name a few. The title track was written in a small compartment backstage at MalmÃ¶ Arena in Sweden prior to a show with Swedish pop star Orup. The Karin Hammar Fab 4 line up includes some of Sweden's finest jazz players: Niklas Fernqvist on bass, Fredrik Rundqvist on drums and new member, guitarist, Andreas Hourdakis who brings a new form, shape, and level to the group's sound. Karin Hammar is widely seen as one of Sweden's foremost trombone players, with four studio albums as a solo artist and numerous collaborations under her belt since debuting in the nineties. She's been given numerous awards in Sweden, including a prize from the Alice Babs foundation.

Tracklist:

Circles
Mammakech
Bossa For Ella
Choose Your Own Issues/ Hildegunn
Praia De Buzios
New O
Four Women
Habbit Rabbit
Uphill

UPC: 822359001831
Label: Prophone
Release Date: 10.5.18
Format: CD

Karin Hammar - Circles (CD)