Hard Swingin', Groovy
& Soulful Jazz
MATHIAS SANDBERG
Jazz Guitarist / Composer
He has been called "one of Finland's best kept secrets",
the highly acclaimed but criminally under-recorded guitarist and composer Mathias Sandberg is one of the hardest working jazz musicians in the country.
For the past 15 years, he has been touring with some of the greatest artist on the Finnish and Swedish jazz scene, including
Georg Riedel, Pierre Swärd, Peter Asplund, Nick Mancini,
Jukka Eskola, Teppo Mäkynen, Manuel Dunkel and many others.
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 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 (aka M Sandberg Trio), which has since become a mainstay on the scene.
Sandberg also formed the Mariah Hortans / M Sandberg Duo, with whom he has toured in the USA and recorded two albums. To this day the duo still tours more extensively than any other jazz group in Finland. He is also the musical director, guitarist and arranger for the jazz vocal group Ginger Sisters.
Mathias Sandberg's critically acclaimed trio album
”The Doctor” was released in September, 2020.
NEW ALBUM
OUT NOW!
Mathias Sandberg - The Doctor
Sandberg's long-awaited trio album ”The Doctor” 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
TOUR DATES 2021
13 Feb 20:00 Ballad Sessions, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
17 Feb 18:00 Mariah Hortans / M Sandberg Duo, Kuddnäs, Nykarleby - STREAM
20 Feb 20:00 Clark Jakobsson Quartet, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
27 Feb 20:00 Jonathan Bäckström Standard Trio, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
4 Mar 17:00 Ville Luukkonen Trio, Manala, Helsinki - CANCELED
13 Mar 20:00 Dr. Sandberg's Electrotherapy, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa - LIVE STREAM
27 Mar 20:00 Ginger Sisters, Ritz, Vaasa - CANCELED
9 Apr 17:30 Mathias Sandberg Trio, April Jazz Club @ WeeGee, Espoo - CANCELED
10 Apr 20:00 Ville Luukkonen Trio, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa - LIVE STREAM
15 Apr 17:00 Ville Luukkonen Trio, Manala, Helsinki - CANCELED
17 Apr 20:00 Mariah Hortans Quartet, Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa
21 Apr 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kiiruun talo, Somero - NEW DATE 11/7
22 Apr 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kaarina-talo, Kaarina - CANCELED
23 Apr 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Maestoso-sali, Nurmijärvi - CANCELED
24 Apr 20:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Hotelli-Ravintola Route, Laihia - NEW DATE 15/5
9 May Mariah Hortans / M Sandberg Duo, Pirkkalan kunta - STREAM
12 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Vieremän koulukeskus, Vieremä - NEW DATE 4/10
13 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, ROM Rantsila osk, Rantsila - NEW DATE 3/10
14 May 22:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Ravintola Pelimanni, Kaustinen - NEW DATE 10/9
15 May 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Laihian nuorisoseuratalo, Laihia
3 Jul Ginger Sisters, Tomatkarnevalen, Närpes
7 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kultainen kori, Ähtäri
8 Jul 17:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Tervo
9 Jul 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Penttilä-sali, Liperi
10 Jul 11:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Satamatori, Puumala
10 Jul 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Huhdasjärven kylätalo, Jaala
11 Jul 15:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kiiruun talo, Somero
29 Jul 21:00 Mathias Sandberg, Korsholm Music Festival, Vaasa
31 Jul 20:00 Mathias Sandberg, Kyrö Destillery, Isokyro
5 Aug 19:00 Mariah Hortans Quartet, Fondis Street Jazz, Vaasa
12 Aug Ginger Sisters, Kuusamo
13 Aug Ginger Sisters, Ranua
14 Aug Ginger Sisters, Juuka
22 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kuuhankaveden koulu, Hankasalmi
23 Aug 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kotka Jazz @ Ravintola Kairo, Kotka
24 Aug 19:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kulttuurikellari, Savonlinna
25 Aug 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Orimattilan taidemuseo, Orimattila
26 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Kangasala-talo, Kangasala
27 Aug 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Pornaisten kirjasto, Pornainen
28 Aug Mathias Sandberg Trio, Rekolan Kino, Vantaa
10 Sep 22:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Ravintola Pelimanni, Kaustinen
3 Oct 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, ROM Rantsila osk, Rantsila
4 Oct Mathias Sandberg Trio, TBA, Vieremä
5 Oct Mathias Sandberg Trio, Koululaiskonsertti, Outokumpu
6 Oct Mathias Sandberg Trio, Koululaiskonsertti, Liperi
7 Oct 18:00 Mathias Sandberg Trio, Teatterisali, Viitasaari
