Birgit Lindberg


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Born 1938. Swedish jazz pianist and music teacher, active in Umeå. She is the grand lady of Swedish jazz piano.
She started her career playing with the big names of the 1960:s Stockholm jazz scene. During a tour through the northern parts of Sweden, she suddenly left the performing world to start a family.
There, she soon became the center of music education. Although she wrote songs and sat in with television bands, it was not until nine children later, and just before the new millennium, that she released her debut jazz album.
Collaborations have since ranged from duos with bass players, and guitar trios, to larger ensembles once in a while..