Background
Fredrik Lundin was born in Copenhagen in 1963 and grew up in Helsingør north of the city.
saxophonist university professor jazz musician
Fredrik Lundin was born in Copenhagen in 1963 and grew up in Helsingør north of the city.
Frank Lundin founded his own jazz quartet in 1981 and since then he has been one of the most expressive and used saxophoners in Danish jazz. Fredrik Lundin is currently the leader of the 11-piece Fredrik Lundin Overdrive which he founded in 2000. His first instrument was the flute which he played for five years before picking up the saxophon.
He founded his own jazz quartet in 1981 and also appeared in several other ensembles in the following years.
The same year he joined the European Youth Jazz Orchestra and from 1982 to 1986 he played in the Erling Kroner Tentet. In 2000 he founded the 11-piece Fredrik Lundin Overdrive.
Since then the band has toured Scandinavia, Spain and Canada. In 2003 Lundin was asked by Copenhagen Jazz Festival to form a group for the official opening concert, and Basalt was the result, playing all original music by Lundin.
The concert was recorded by the Danmarks Radio.
In 2004 Overdrive released its second album, Fredrik Lundin Overdrive Plays The Music of Leadbelly, Belly-up, which features Lundin"s arrangements of songs by blues/folk legend Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter. Other artists with whom he has worked and recorded include Marilyn Mazur (Sax Dance, the JazzPar Prize orchestra), Kenneth Knudsen, Jon Balke (Saturation), Django Bates, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (with Henrik Metz), Pierre Dørge (New Jungle Orchestra, ega week long engagement at Sweet Basil in New York) Steve Swallow (with Jørgen Emborg), Aske Jacoby and Kasper Winding. Fredrik Lundin also teaches saxophone, composition and ensemble playing at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copemhagen.
In the same time he is a member of Jon Balke"s Magnetic North Orchestra, Jonas Johansen Move, Sound of Choice, Peter Danemo Kapell, Bo Stief New Dreams and Michael Blicher Five Songs.
Married Trinelise Vaering. Children: Oskar Salvatore Vaering Lundin, Mercedes Jakobine Vaering Lundin.
