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Thomas Markusson
Senior Lecturer
MusicAbout Thomas Markusson
Thomas Markusson, double bass and composer. Since graduating in 2001 from the University of Music in Gothenburg, Thomas has worked as a musician and composer in several contexts, both in Sweden and internationally.
At the Academy of Music and Drama, Thomas teaches double bass and electric bass as well as interplay in improvisation, supervision of artistic and independent projects, both on Bachelor and Master level.
Positions within the Academy;
2024 - Board member, The Artistic Faculty Board
2017-2023 Program Director for the bachelor's program in improvisation, the master's program for improvisation and world music and NoCoM. NoCoM is a joint master's program together with the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen DK and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo NO.
2015-2017 Head of unit for church music, composition, music and sound production as well as the individual bachelor's program.
2015-2017 Associate head of institution with responsibility for development. Responsible for the institution's reorganization.
2015-2017 Member of the program council
2013-2015 Director of studies for the music teacher training
2010-2013 Course manager for the music teacher training
External assignments;
Feb 2025 - Instructor at RAMA Symposium, Denmark
Aug 2024 - Specialist Expert for master exams at Jazz Campus Musik Akademie Basel, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
June 2024 - Guest teacher Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover Germany
April 2024 - Guest teacher Hochschule für Musik Karl Maria von Weber Dresden Germany
Oct 2023 - Guest teacher Kunst Uni Graz Austria
Aug 2023 - General Expert for master exams at Jazz Campus Musik Akademie Basel, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
May 2023 Guest teacher Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover Germany
Feb 2023 - Guest teacher Jazz Campus Musik Akademie Basel, Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Dec 2022 - Member of the defense council of the PhD thesis "Transformations of jazz Double Bass In the Context of Innovation and Experimentation" author PhD student Vytis Nivinskas, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania.
June 2022 Guest teacher Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover Germany
2022 - 2024 Chair for the reference group for phonogram support, Swedish Arts Council
Completed higher education courses;
2020 Professional Teaching Skills: Supervision of writing assignments and degree projects, 5 credits, HPE304
2020 Supervision in Postgraduate Programmes, 5 higher education credits, HPE201
2019 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 1: Basic Course, 5 higher education credits, HPE101
2019 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 3: Applied Analysis, 5 credits, HPE103
2017 Teaching and learning in Higher Education 2: Discipline Specific Pedagogic, 5 credits, HPE102
2012 Coaching Course
Artistic projects;
2022 - Mire3. Joona Toivanen - piano, TM - double bass och Johan Björklund - drums
2022 - New project together with Arve Henriksen - trumpet and electronics, TM - double bass and electronics, Helge Andreas Norbakken - percussion and Åke Linton - sound engineer.
2017 - 2020 OPEN Staffan Svensson- trumpet, Naoko Sakata – piano, Cornelia Nilsson – drums och TM -double bass.
2009 - 2021 Member of the Walter Lang Trio. Tours in Japan and Europe. Walter Lang – piano, Magnus Öström – drums och TM – double bass
2000 - 2023 Corpo. Mikael Godee - sop sax, Ebba Westerberg - percussion, TM - double bass och Lars-Erik Norrström - piano.
In addition to the above projects, Thomas has played with, among others, Lee Konitz, Nils Landgren, Rigmor Gustafsson, Chris Cheek, Anders Persson, Terje Sundby, Göran Klinghagen and Daniel Fredar, as well as working regularly in the Göteborg Wind Orchestra, the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.
Website and social media;
Instagram @tmarkusson
Facebook markussonbas
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Mire III live at Kind of Jazz festival in
Berlin
Thomas Markusson, Joona Toivanen, Johan Björklund
Berlin, Sugar Candy Studios Berlin, 18/5-2025 - 2025 -
LIVE in
Oslo
Thomas Markusson, Arve Henriksen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Åke Linton
Streaming platforms 250411 - 2025 -
A-TRANE PRÄSENTIERT: ANDREAS SCHMIDT & FRIENDS HEUTE MIT:
KÖGEL-WESTERGAARD-MERK-MARKUSSON
Thomas Markusson, Sebastian Merk, Andreas Schmidt, Jonas Westergaard, Christian Kögel
A - Trane, Berlin. 22/4 - 2024 - 2024 -
MIRE III at CPH Jazz
Festival
Thomas Markusson, Joona Toivanen, Johan Björklund
Koncertkirken, Blågårds plads Copenhagen Dk, 240706 - 2024 -
Mire III at Kulturverket
Onsjö
Thomas Markusson, Joona Toivanen, Johan Björklund
Kulturverket Onsjö, 240905 - 2024 -
Mire III at Stockholm Jazz
Festival
Thomas Markusson, Joona Toivanen, Johan Björklund
Krematoriet, Stockholm jazz festival 241012 - 2024 -
Jormin / Markusson / Ramsbøl - Musikhuset
Aarhus
Thomas Markusson, Morten Ramsbøl, Anders Jormin
Caféscenen - Musikhuset Aarhus, Dk 240718 - 2024 -
Tour with
Markusson/Henriksen/Norbakken/Linton
Thomas Markusson, Arve Henriksen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Åke Linton
Nasjonaljazzscene Oslo and Bergen jazzforum 7-8/3 - 2024 - 2024 -
Trio Music; Improvisations, Electronics and
Melodies
Thomas Markusson, Sebastian Studnitzky, Sebastian Merk
Blue Note Dresden, Germany 240423 - 2024 -
Markusson/Henriksen/Norbakken/Linton Live from Studion Umeå, Sweden. Live broadcasting made by Swedish Radio
P2.
Thomas Markusson, Arve Henriksen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Åke Linton
Swedish radio P2. - 2024 -
SGS Sessions Vol.
3
Thomas Markusson, Arve Henriksen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Åke Linton
Streaming platforms 240301 - 2024 -
The Travelers Quartet at Zig Zag Jazzclub in
Berlin
Thomas Markusson, Sebastian Merk, Sebastian Studnitzky, Arne Jansen
Zig Zag Jazzclub in Berlin, May 26 2023 - 2023 -
Tour with
Markusson/Henriksen/Norbakken/Linton
Thomas Markusson, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Arve Henriksen, Åke Linton
Ingesunds musikhögskola, jazzklubb Fasching, Umeå jazzstudio och Dunkers kulturhus i Helsingborg. 14-19/11-2024 - 2023 -
SGS Sessions Vol.
2
Thomas Markusson, Arve Henriksen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Åke Linton
Streaming platforms 230804 - 2023 -
Island Song by MIRE
III
Thomas Markusson, Joona Toivanen, Johan Björklund
CD-release on CAM Jazz, Kepach Music S.r.l. - 2023 -
SGS Sessions Vol.
1
Thomas Markusson, Arve Henriksen, Helge Andreas Norbakken, Åke Linton
Streaming platforms 230303 - 2023 -
Special trio at Think Jazz Festival,
IT
Thomas Markusson, Jan-Gunnar Hoff, Anders Kjellberg
Naples IT, Think Jazz Festival, 27/8-2021 - 2021 -
Double Double
bass
Anders Jormin, Thomas Markusson
Kulturhuset Skeppet, Göteborg ; Sveriges Radio, P2 ,2 nov 2021 - 2021 -
Thomas Markusson OPEN, tour in
Sweden
Thomas Markusson, Staffan Svensson, Cornelia Nilsson, Naoko Sakata
Fasching Stockholm 9/10-18, Ingesunds musikhögskola 10/10-18, Jazzstudion Umeå 11/10-18 och Nefertiti Göteborg 12/10-18 - 2018 -
Thomas Markusson
OPEN
Thomas Markusson, Naoko Sakata, Staffan Svensson, Cornelia Nilsson
Footprint Records 18/12-2018 - 2018 -
Daniel Fredar Trio -
Wallflower
Thomas Markusson, Daniel Fredar, Sebastian Merk
Streaming plattforms, 1/6 - 2017 - 2017 -
Duo
Thomas Markusson, Daniel Karlsson
Brus & Knaster AB 22/7-2014 - 2014 -
Someone To Watch Over Me - Lee
Konitz
Thomas Markusson, Lee Konitz, Walter Lang, Sebastian Merk
jawo records – JAW010, 6/5 - 2011 - 2011 -
Fredar -
Irukandji
Thomas Markusson, Daniel Fredar, Jon-Erik Björänge, Henrik Gad
CAMJ 3310-5, KEPACH MUSIC S.R.L. 30/5 - 2011 - 2011 -
Triometrik - Klinghagen, Markusson och
Sundby
Thomas Markusson, Göran Klinghagen, Terje Sundby
Imogena Records – IGCD 125, 15/9 - 2006 - 2006