Vilhelm Bromander

Swedish Jazz Bassist and Composer

Vilhelm Bromander, born on April 7, 1988 in Fasterna, Stockholms län, Sweden, is a bass player, improviser and composer. In the last couple of years, he has established himself as one of the most interesting and active musicians on the Stockolm experimental scene, with a great curiosity in sound, texture, intonation and timbre he embraces his bass from a lot of different angles: improvisational, emotional, compositional, social and political. He draws his inspiration from a lot of different genres such as improvised music, just intonation, dhrupad, free jazz and electronic music. As an improviser, he has played with musicians like Axel Dörner, Tisha Mukarji, Sten Sandell, Audrey Chen, Anna Högberg, Christer Bothén, David Stackenäs, Anna Lindal, Martin Küchen, Eivind Lønning, Dror Feiler, Katt Hernandez, Léo Dupleix, Lisa Ullén, Henrik Olsson, Raymond Strid, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Jonas Kullhammar, Per 'Texas' Johansson to name a few. Also being a popular session musician, he has played with among others Daniel Johnston, Saigon (11), Musette, Josefin Öhrn, The Liberation, The Tiny and Music Is The Weapon.