Thomas Markusson
About 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.
Management positions within the Academy;
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;
Aug 2023 - General Expert for master exams at Jazz Campus, Musik Akademie Basel
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.
2022 - Member of 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
Twitter @thomasbas
Facebook markussonbas
Selected recordings;
Mire3 "Island Song" September 2023
Henriksen/Markusson/Norbakken/Linton "SGS Sessions vol 1-3" spring 2023
Lee Konitz, "Live in Neuburg" spring 2023
Walter Lang Trio "Tens" 2020
Walter Lang Trio "Pure" 2019
Thomas Markusson "Open" 2018
Walter Lang Trio "Translucent Red" 2018
Corpo "solid" 2017
Daniel Fredar Trio "Wallflower" 2017
Walter Lang Trio "Full Circle" 2016
Walter Lang Trio "Moonlight Echoes" 2015
Daniel Karlsson och TM "Duo" 2014
Walter Lang Trio "Starlight Reflections" 2013
Göteborg Wind Orchestra "And There Was Music" 2012
Fredar "Irukandji" 2011
Lee Konitz "Someone to Watch Over Me" 2011
Corpo "Swing" 2009
Walter Lang Trio "Eurasia" 2009