Biography

Acoustic guitarist Steinar Aadnekvam - originally from Bergen, Norway - is one of the leading Scandinavian jazz guitarists of the new generation. Based in Stockholm, Sweden his playing is steeped within the strong Scandinavian jazz-rock tradition but also heavily informed by Afro-Brazilian styles through over a decade of presence in the state of Pernambuco. In 2015 Aadnekvam signed with the Norwegian label Losen Records for his fourth studio album Freedoms Tree (2015), featuring an international ensemble including various guest performers and recorded at the classic Atlantis Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. The collaboration with Losen Records continued with the release of the album Freedoms Trio (2016), which in turn became the name of his working band and world jazz collaboration featuring bassist Rubem Farias from Salvador da Bahia, Brasil and drummer, singer Deodato Siquir from Maputo, Mozambique. The groups sophmore album "Freedoms Trio II" (Losen Records) was released in 2018. Between 2016 and 2019 'Freedoms Trio' performed over 120 concerts across Europe at main jazzclubs and festivals in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Kosovo, Azerbaijan and were notably selected to perform at the Jazzahead Festival Overseas Night in Bremen, Germany in 2018 and at the NAMM Show 2019 Official Artist Selection in Anaheim, California - USA.