Jan Johansson
Sound
Biography
No biography available for Jan Johansson.
Born: September 16, 1931
Place of Birth: Söderala, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Known For
Trollkarlen
In this sober and moody documentary, director Anders Østergaard explores the life - and death - of Swedish wonder kid jazz pianist Jan Johansson through a rain-soaked windshield.
Jan Johansson - en liten film om en stor konstnär
"A small film about a great artist" - The Swedish pianist Jan Johansson (1931-1968), one of the most celebrated jazz/folk music pianist's of Northern Europe. The film tracks the pianist's coming greatness through the great masters Schubert, Mozart, and Hayden, to jazz music and Jan Johansson's transformation of Swedish folk songs, records on the album "Jazz på svenska".
Friends at Arms: Marching Out
A military comedy about disobedient and playful recruits.
A Testimony About Her
"A testimony about her." Her being the actor and vocalist Monica Zetterlund. At 25 in the beginning of her career. Monica sings with a trio at a concert. Returns to her empty home in Stockholm. Relaxes in loneliness. Next morning. An interview with writer Vilgot Sjöman. Then off to recording at a studio with the Phillips Recording Orchestra, featuring Jan Johansson on piano. Later a concert at Nalen in Stockholm.
Filmography
as Himself (archive footage)
as Pianist