Swedish pianist, keyboardist and composer, born 1954.

He played in the 70s with trombonist Eje Thelin and in the groups EGBA, Resa and the funk-inspired ensemble Häxmjölk under the direction of guitarist Jan Tolf. Later member of the jazz group Entra. During the 2000s active as leader of the improvisation group Priming Orchestra and member of Peps Blodsband. From 2012 onwards, Harald Svensson’s music has mainly been characterized by a freer improvisational tone language with the acoustic piano as a tool in smaller ensembles, e.g. in collaboration with double bassist Nina De Heney, but also as a soloist.

As a composer, Svensson has written music for jazz ensembles and for the percussion ensemble Kroumata. He has also composed for choir and in collaboration with dancer Carmen Olsson composed electro-acoustic music for a number of dance performances.