1996 -? Berger Knutsson Spering

Posted February 23, 2017

Now, after 19 years together(!), Berger Knutsson Spering have been joined by our great guitarist friend Max Schultz and we just recorded a new album, BLUE BLUE (CE34), together with him. It was released On September 9, 2015.

We played three release concerts, in Umeå, Stockholm an Uppsala
Here is a review from the Umeå concert and here is a fantastic one out of the very good reviews the album has received, this one by Raul da Gama.

In October the trio toured India for two weeks of concerts during the centenary celebrations for tabla maestro Pandith Taranath (who was Bengt Berger’s guru since 1965). Here is a video from this wonderful tour here.

In 1996 Bengt Berger, drums Jonas Knutsson, saxes and Christian Spering, double bass formed a trio, having played together in various swedish constellations. We are still at it. Since the start we have played all over Sweden and in Denmark, Finland, Belgium, France and Morrocco.

In the summer of 2006 we did a “Don Giovanni Crossover” with Berth Nilsson conducting the Camerata Lyckensis with soloists and Niklas Rådström reading his own text about Mozart and Don G. We  did it again in 2011. In between we did a programme around Schubert and Coltrane, entitled Franz Coltrane where we collaborated with Bobo Stensson and a piano trio, using two grands. This year, 2013 we had another great collaboration with Niklas plus the Indra String Quartet, this time around Beethoven. We called it Beethoven Grand Tour. You will find two video excerpts below.

Berger Knutsson Spering have so far done six cd:s, UP CLOSE, was recorded at “La Buissonne” in the south of France and was released in august, 2006. The one preceeding that was also released on the C&E label, SEE YOU IN A MINUTE – MEMORIES OF DON CHERRY which was a DC tribute with many of our favourite songs from playing with Don. It was done together with Neneh and Eagle-Eye plus some friends who also had first hand experiences with Don; Christer Bothén, Thomas Gustafsson, Sigge Krantz, Per Tjernberg and Mats Öberg.

You find quite a few videos at the Berger Knutsson Spering play list