Education
At the same time he earned a Doctor of Philosophy in physics.
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January Allan
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Career
He has also composed for several films such as The Adventures of Picasso (1978), Sopor (1981) and Trollkarlen (1999). Allan began his career in 1951 as a pianist. After moving to Stockholm, he changed to the trumpet as his main instrument.
At this time he played in Carl-Henrik Norin"s orchestra.
From 1954-1955 he worked with Lars Gullin and Rolf Billberg and from 1955-1959 with Carl-Henrik Norin. Despite his small number of records, Allan is among the most important modern jazz musicians in Sweden.
From 1960-1963 he led a quintet with Billberg. Over the course of the 1960s, he worked with Arne Domnérus, Georg Riedel, and Bengt Hallberg, among others
Allan played with the same group and Georg Riedel on the trio-album Sweet And Loverly.
His 1998 album Software stands in strong affinity with the West Coast Jazz of Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz. Over the course of his career, Allan also recorded albums with Bosse Broberg, Benny Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Lars Gullin, January Johansson, Thad Jones, Roger Kellaway, Lee Konitz, Nils Lindberg, Georg Riedel, George Russell and Monica Zetterlund. In 2009 he was honored with a Swedish Golden Django as a Master of Jazz.
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Membership
From 1968 to 1975 he was a member of the Swedish Radio Jazz Group.
