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Me and George Lewis in sweden 1965. We had a long talk. What a wonderful person he was.

An my dad met his idol while playing on MS Stockholm to New York in 1956. A trip to Basin street club to see Louis Armstrong was a must for the members of Gunnar Hoffstens orchestra. From left Stig Evert Lampe.Roland Hoffsten, Gunnar Hoffsten Hans Fromholz and Dag Wasén (my dad)

And here is another "bandkid" from Hoffstens. Louise Hoffsten very talented and successful jazz and blues singer. Very alike her father.

Alton Purnell solos on piano in a consert in Linkoping Sweden.. Keiko Toyama on banjo. John Defferary claps hands. Note the entrance fee in the background 10 swedish krona ($5 )

New Orleans joymakers in Linköping about 1970. Back stage party. Lars Edegran is meditating while Dede Pierce and Al "Father" Lewis have a chat.

Alton Purnell Sweden 1969

Alton Purnell on piano. Keiko Toyama on banjo and husband Yoshio Toyama has abandoned his trumpet for the bass.

Louis Barbarin on drums. To the right James Prevost and in front Al Lewis.

Father Al Lewis Sweden 1969. Back stage party. And it´s a Vegavox.

Front line. Far left Preston Jacksson, De De Pierce and Orange Kellin.

James Prevost and Dede Pierce relaxing. Louis Barbarin in the background.

Dede Pierce and Orange Kellin.

Preston Jackson and Orange Kellin surrounding Dede Pierce.

Barry Kid Martins swedish-english-japanese band in Sweden with Alton Purnell. From left Fredrik John, Lars Sumpen Sundbom, Barry Kid Martin and John Defferary.

And he and some of the Barry Kid Martyn band like Barry Kid and John Marksstayed at our house.

Barry Kid Martyn himself.

Those were the days. Still yong and no red hair. Me and Orange Kellin.

Benny Waters always happy and joking. Here in the early seventies posing for a picture together with a friend of mine.

Benny ten years later in Gothenburg jazz festival. Togehther with swedish reedplayer Thomas " Eaglemountain" Ornberg.

Mr somber himself Lars Edegran with New Orleans ragtime orchestra in the seventies. The band still exists he told me the other day.

Tompa Ornberg my old friend and schoolmate. We started tp play togehther in school. Here he is at Gothenbrug jazz festival in the eghties togehther with Joe Muryani.

Antoher pic of Lars Edegran in Gothenburg jazz festival . I have forgot the name of the band.

Our first band. A little student big band in Linkoping. I played a dansih Peter B banjo. An of course girls was a must.

My first band in Gothenburg. Superior Jazzband 1972. I play a Levin Superior

Me and Lee Gaines of Delta Rythm boys. My dad toured with them in Sweden in the 1950ies. Over 30 years later we met again.

My old friend Ahley Keating now living in Australia. We met last in the Sildajazzfestival in Haugesund Norway.

Jazz parades are not always on streets packed with people. They can also be rural like in Doveholes. Paul Harrisson, Claes Lindqvist, Tommy Burton in the front row. Folloswed by me and tom Spats Langham and then Jesper Albrektsson and Richard Bennet and Gentleman Jim Mc Intosh.

Holger " Hogge Gross. A banjoinstitution in Sweden since the early 1960ies.

Jamming at my nieces graduation party togehter with Lars Sumpen Sundbom to the right and his son ( sorry forgot his first name) to the left.

Parading at Maribo jazz festival Denmark. A place for clean notes!

Peter B Pedersen around 1990. He built my banjo and also many others in Denmark.

Ron Mac Kay on drums and Gentleman Jim Mc Intosh on banjothe very powerful rythmduo in Phil Mason all star in the 1990 ies.

Second Line jazzband in 1992. We had a 14 day gig at the big amusement park Liseberg in Gothenburg. Four of us are still int the band whos now is celebrating 20 year. In the front row far left Jesper Albrektsson and in the back row me far left and then Per Bach and Niklas Carlsson.

Femoe jazz festival in Denmark. Niclas is soloing. We could not yet afford suits.

Second Line at club 100 in London. A legendary gigplace for jazz. Especially in the 1960 ies.

On tour in England. Jim Mc Intosh is sitting in on his banjo. Niklas and Anders are digging.

One of our first jazz festivals in Gothenburg in the early 1990 ies. On stage at Jazzhuset.

Back to the early 1970ies. Superior jazzband on tour in Lund Sweden. Me far left and the Åke Skalin,Cles Rosengren, Tore"Bunk" Johansson,Ored Borgsund Bo Eriksson and Harald Berg. Ored and Bo are now with Max Lagers Stompers in Gothenburg.

Upton jazz festival. Our first England tour. We did a punk version of Bourbon street.

Togehter with parts of Phil Mason New Orleans all stars at Townhouse in London.. Claes Lindqvist far left, Phil Mason,Jesper Albrektsson, Pauline Pierce, Martin Bennet and Niklas Carlsson.

At Holywood jazz festival in Belfast Nortern Ireland. We had Anti Sarpila from Finland as our guest. But first some beers with Jesper Niklas and Olof.