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 50-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 has in spite of several lockdowns, played more than 100 concerts 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 2024
2 Feb 20:00 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
3 Feb 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, SaloJazz @ Musine, Salo
4 Feb 19:00 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, SunJazz @ Tenho, Helsinki
14 Feb 18:00 Mathias Sandberg solo - Valentine's Day Special!, Lulu's, Helsinki
16 Feb 20:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
21 Feb 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, JeppisJazz @ After Eight, Jakobstad
21 Mar 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kaarina-talo, Kaarina
23 Mar 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
30 Mar 20:00 Nick Cavoli Quintet, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
3 Apr 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, JazzJkl @ Poppari, Jyväskylä
4 Apr 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Järvenpää-talo, Järvenpää
8 Apr 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Pamiosali, Paimio
9 Apr 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Loimaan Taidetalo, Loimaa
10 Apr 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Inkoon kirjasto, Inkoo
18 Apr 17:00 Manala Afterwork Jazz w/ Mathias Sandberg, Manala, Helsinki
19 Apr 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Porvoo Jazz Club@Vanha 123, Porvoo
26 Apr 20:00 Jam Session w/ Mathias Sandberg & Friends, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
18 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Rosenlew-museo, Pori
25 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kalevan Navetta, Seinäjoki
12 Jun 20:00 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, Kahvila Saha, Kokkola
13 Jun 18:30 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, Torgare Prästgård, Kronoby
14 Jun 22:00 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, Kahvibaari, Kannus
18 Jun 18:00 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, Teurastamo, Helsinki
20 Jun 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Fondis Street Jazz, Vaasa
25 Jun 21:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Jumpru x OMJ Jazzpatio, Oulu
26 Jun 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Larsmo torg, Larsmo
28 Jun 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kiiruun puisto, Somero
3 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, På Krogen, Sipoo
4 Jul 17:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Danielson-Kalmarin huvila, Vääksy
5 Jul 22:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Baltic Jazz Festival, Taalintehdas
6 Jul 21:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Saltbodan, Loviisa
11 Jul 19:00 The Low Standards Trio, Fondis Street Jazz, Vaasa
12 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kotiseututalo Röytty, Taipalsaari
13 Jul 12:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Satamatori, Puumala
13 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kulttuurikellari, Savonlinna
15 Jul 14:00 Mathias Sandberg, Bings, Orø, DENMARK
16 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg, Mojo, Copenhagen, DENMARK
17 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg, Musik i Lejet, Tisvilde, DENMARK
18 Jul 17:00 Mathias Sandberg, PROP Vin & Tapasbar, Roskilde, DENMARK
19 Jul 20:30 Mathias Sandberg, Utopia Jazz, Göteborg, SWEDEN
20 Jul 20:00 Mathias Sandberg, Unity Jazz, Göteborg, SWEDEN
31 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, ToriJazz @ Kirkkokylän tori, Nurmijärvi
1 Aug 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Fondis Street Jazz, Vaasa
7 Aug 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Kokkola Sea Jazz, Kokkola
8 Aug 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Espoon kulttuurikeskus, Espoo
9 Aug 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kaupunkijazz, Ylöjärvi
15 Aug 21:30 Olli Rantala Trio, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
5 Sep 17:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kokkolan kaupunginkirjasto, Kokkola
6 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Muurolan kirjasto, Rovaniemi
7 Sep 16:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Taiteiden Yö @ Kukkakauppa, Ranua
8 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Hotelli Jussan Tupa, Enontekiö
9 Sep 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Lapland Hotels Olos, Muonio
10 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kolarin kirjasto, Kolari
11 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Pelkosenniemen Koulu, Pelkosenniemi
12 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Sallan Porpouisto, Salla
13 Sep 12:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kemijärvi Swing @ Jauri Resort, Kemijärvi
13 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kemijärvi Swing @ Kulttuurikeskus, Kemijärvi
14 Sep 17:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Pyhäjoen syysmessut, Pyhäjoki
18 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kulttuurikeskus Poleeni, Pieksämäki
19 Sep 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Joutsan pääkirjasto, Joutsa
20 Sep 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kulttuurimeijeri, Mäntsälä
21 Sep 15:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Oriveden Suoja, Orivesi
25 Sep Mathias Sandberg Trio, private event
30 Sep Sandberg/Ikävalko/Tuuri/Luukkonen, private event
4 Oct 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Jeppis Jazz Festival, Pietarsaari
5 Oct 20:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
6 Oct 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, SunJazz @ Tenho Restobar, Helsinki
7 Oct 19:00 Zacharias Holmkvist Quartet, Lilla Villan, Sipoo
8 Oct 13:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Myyrmäen vanhustenkeskus, Vantaa
9 Oct 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Rytmihäiriöklubi @ Juttutupa, Helsinki
26 Oct 20:00 DUKE - 125 years of Ellington, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
8 Nov 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, April Jazz Club @ Kupla, Espoo
9 Nov 17:00 Mathias Sandberg & Lassi Kouvo, The Tower, Helsinki
16 Nov 20:00 Jam Session: Sandberg/von Numers/Mustonen, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
30 Nov 20:00 Vid Šketa, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
12 Dec 17:00 Manala Afterwork Jazz w/ Mathias Sandberg, Manala, Helsinki
Thanks to Svenska kulturfonden, Taike, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, MES, Svensk-Österbottniska Samfundet, Eugène Elisabeth och Birgit Nygréns stiftelse, Konstsamfundet and SKiB for financial support.
