JAZZ SINGER, COMPOSER, ARRANGER

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Born and raised outside of Gothenburg, Patrick Rydman is a rare occurence on the Swedish music scene: A male jazz singer of the younger generation who furthermore writes his own material. His music sounds like “poetic singer/songwriter jazz with strong pop sentiments and a little bit of circus”, according to Patrick himself. Influenced by songwriters like Bacharach, Jobim, Paddy McAloon, Bill Withers and Joni Mitchell, raised on pop songs and tunes from the Great American Songbook, the resulting mix is Patrick’s own: melodic, personal, groovy, intimate and full of variation. Patrick has been seen and heard on the Swedish music and theater scene in a multitude of groups, projects and productions. He is a singing, composing and arranging member of the vocal ensemble Amanda with numerous shows in Sweden and abroad and two Swedish Grammy nominations to their credit. He has produced and written songs for other artists, worked as a theater musician, composed for the stage and radio, sung Burt Bacharach-hits in the cult show The Missing Fortnight and been featured vocal soloist with Bohuslän Big Band on several occasions. Apart from his original material, he has sung a large part of the Great American Songbook, where he has collaborated extensively with piano player Anders Persson (who has played with Toots Thielemans, Jim Beard and Viktoria Tolstoy to name but a few) having as a guiding light the classic recordings of Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. 50's, 60's and 70's soul, pop and rock n' roll hits and contemporary classics are also part of his vast repertoire.The jazz influence originally comes from his father who was a talented amateur musician and an avid be-bop listener. Originally starting with the trumpet (which he still plays from time to time, including on his own recordings), Patrick moved on to the drums and in his later teens started focusing on his singing. I Will Do It is his debut as a solo artist.

PATRICK RYDMAN - I WILL DO IT (2008)

Pop with jazzy, a sometimes slightly melancholic touch, but also with humor within reach. Patrick Rydman belongs to the rare kind of singers that merges jazz with other genres in a completely natural and magnificent manner. Patrick Rydman releases the album I Will Do It on the Gothenburg-based label Footprint Records.

Patrick Rydman (vocals, percussion, trumpet)

 Fabian Kallerdahl (keyboards)

Henrik Cederblom (guitars)

Josef Kallerdahl (bass)

Miko Rezler/Johan Håkansson (drums)

 Lisen Rylander (sax, backing vocals)

 Malin Dahlström (backing vocals)

Markus Ahlberg (trombone)

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