Hard Swingin', Groovy
& Soulful Jazz
MATHIAS SANDBERG
Jazz Guitarist / Composer
He has been called "one of Finland's best kept secrets", the highly acclaimed jazz guitarist and composer Mathias Sandberg is one of the hardest working musicians in the country.
For the past 15 years, he has been touring with some of the greatest artist on the Nordic jazz scene, including Georg Riedel, Pierre Swärd, Peter Asplund, Nick Mancini, Jukka Eskola, Teppo Mäkynen, Manuel Dunkel and many others. Sandberg plays a hundred or so concerts a year and has toured both Europe and the United States.
Sandberg's 2020 album The Doctor received both huge critical review and airplay on jazz radio stations in Europe, United States, South America, Asia and Australia.
His highly anticipated new album The Captain was released in March 2023, followed by a 60 date nationwide tour.
Born in Jakobstad on the west coast of Finland, Sandberg started playing guitar at the age of eleven and landed a teaching job at the main music school in the region just five years later. After graduating from the conservatory in his hometown and a short stint at the Berklee College of Music, he moved to New York City to attend the prestigious Manhattan School of Music.
After returning back to Finland to his new home base of Vaasa, he formed the Mariah Hortans / M Sandberg Duo, with whom he has released three albums and played more than 700 concerts both domestically and in the US.
Sandberg also fomed the now almost legendary soul jazz quartet Dr. Sandberg's Soul Clinic. Though the band was short-lived, "The Doctor", as he is still referred to, soon formed the first incarnation of the Mathias Sandberg Trio, which has since become the hardest touring jazz group in Finland.
In the last two years, the Mathias Sandberg Trio played over 100 shows from Enontekiö in the North to Helsinki in the South - in line with their socially and environmentally informed motto of bringing jazz to the people, not the other way around.
NEW
ALBUM
OUT NOW!
Mathias Sandberg - The Captain
Sandberg's highly anticipated new trio album The Captain showcases his unique blend of hard swingin', groovy and soulful jazz with strong melodic writing, rhythmically playful improvisation and a delightful, almost telepathic interplay between the three.
"Superb debut album... such a fresh take on the genre...
his tone is gorgeous throughout... as tight as it gets."
-Rochester City News
”This is an excellent album... swings from start to finish.”
-Jazz Journal
"The perfect musical medication for any occasion" -All About Jazz
"Maailmanluokkainen en on se sana, joka levystä The Doctor nousee väistämättä mieleen...yksi Suomen parhaiten varjelluista salaisuuksista. Todellakin!" -Karjalainen
"Suvereenisti viihdyttävän kitarajazzin puutteesta kärsivien kannattaa hakeutua vaasalaisen tohtori Mathias Sandbergin vastaanotolle."
-Satakunnan Kansa
Mathias Sandberg - Screwin' (Official Video)
Mathias Sandberg - Not Yet (Official Video)
Mathias Sandberg - Good Enough (Ain't Good Enough) (Official Video)
Mathias Sandberg - A Spring Thing (Official Video)
TOUR DATES 2025
25 Jan 18:00 Mathias Sandberg & Zacharias Holmkvist, private event
14 Feb 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Pohjankyrön talo, Isokyrö
15 Feb 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
19 Feb 19:00 Mathias Sandberg, Mojo, Copenhagen, DENMARK
20 Feb 19:30 Mathias Sandberg, Center for Danish Jazz History, Aalborg, DENMARK
21 Feb 15:00 Mathias Sandberg, Vrå Højskole, Vrå, DENMARK
28 Feb 20:00 Organic Growth, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
9 Mar 18:00 Patrik Knif Trio feat. Mathias Sandberg, Mustasaaren kirkko, Mustasaari
23 Mar 15:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kunnantalo Himmeli, Karstula
24 Mar 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kellarikalleria, Suonenjoki
25 Mar 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Juuan kunnankirjasto, Juuka
26 Mar 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Sysmän kunnankirjasto, Sysmä
27 Mar 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kunnantalon juhlasali, Ilmajoki
29 Mar 20:00 Nick Cavoli Quintet, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
4 Apr 20:00 Jam Session w/ Mathias Sandberg & Friends, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
7 Apr 19:00 Brian Charette Trio, East Coast Jazz Club @ Kairo, Kotka
8 Apr 19:00 Brian Charette Trio, Kuopio Jazz & Blues @ Teerenpeli, Kuopio
9 Apr 19:00 Brian Charette Trio, Jazzkerho -76 @ Näyttämö, Joensuu
10 Apr 19:00 Brian Charette Trio, Koko Jazz Club, Helsinki
11 Apr 19:00 Brian Charette Trio, Flame Jazz @ Bar Ö, Turku
12 Apr 20:00 Brian Charette Trio, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
13 Apr 18:00 Brian Charette Trio, Validi Karkia klubi @ Satakunnan museo, Pori
5 May 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Monday Jazz Happening @ Rica Bar, Turku
6 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Klaukkalan kirjasto, Nurmijärvi
6 May xx:xx Mathias Sandberg Trio, Teatteri PROVinssi, Salo (canceled)
11 May 17:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Leijonasali, Ruokolahti
12 May 17:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Lappeenrannan kaupunginkirjasto, Lappeenranta
13 May 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Tipogrāfijas radošais kvartāls, Liepāja, LATVIA
14 May 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, M/Darbnīca, Riga, LATVIA
15 May 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, WCMW, Riga, LATVIA
16 May 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Jazz Cellar 11, Vilnius, LITHUANIA
17 May 19:30 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Contriber & Philly Joe’s Tartu, ESTONIA
18 May 16:30 Mathias Sandberg Trio, OutoJazz Festival, Outokumpu
19 May 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Penttilä-sali, Liperi
20 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Heinäveden seurakuntakoti, Heinävesi
21 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kulttuurikeskus Kirnu, Haapavesi
4 Jun 17:30 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Folkhälsanhuset, Vantaa
5 Jun 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kotiseututalo Röytty, Taipalsaari
6 Jun 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Vanha Makkaratehdas, Loviisa
7 Jun 11:30 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Siuntio-päivä, Siuntio
8 Jun 19:00 Organic Growth feat. Mathias Sandberg, SunJazz @ Tenho, Helsinki
19 Jun 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Fondis Street Jazz, Vaasa
27 Jun 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Huilinki, Ii
28 Jun 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kotiseutumuseo, Kuusamo
29 Jun 15:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, FestiVaala, Vaala
1 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Västanfjärds kyrka, Kimito
2 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Ingå kyrka, Ingå
3 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Nurmijärven kirkko, Nurmijärvi
4 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg trio, tba, Narva, ESTONIA
15 Jul 21:00 Nylund/Bäckström/Sandberg, Jumpru x OMJ Jazzpatio, Oulu
16 Jul 19:00 Nylund/Bäckström/Sandberg, tba
17 Jul 19:00 Nylund/Bäckström/Sandberg, Fondis Street Jazz, Vaasa
22 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Hangon kirkko, Hanko
23 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Pyhän Laurin kirkko, Vantaa
29 Jul Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Oulun tuomiokirkko, Oulu
30 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Kustaa Aadolfin kirkko, Iisalmi
31 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg - Freedom Music, Cafe Backstage, Kokkola
1 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Sauvon tori, Sauvo
2 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Toivon talo, Vääksy
5 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, tba, Kerava
6 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Veturiaukio, Jokioinen
7 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Taiteiden yö, Virrat
15 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Nykarlebyveckan, Nykarleby
29 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Taiteiden yö, Tyrnävä
30 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kunnanviraston auditorio, Ylitornio
31 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Koivu & Tähti sali, Muhos
Thanks to Svenska kulturfonden, Taike, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, MES, Svensk-Österbottniska Samfundet, Eugène Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse, Konstsamfundet and SKiB for financial support.
