From the beginning, Hans Andersson has been playing the bass, while in 2013 Robert Mehmet Ikiz joined the band and enriches the group-sound with his great dynamic force. Besides solo recordings and quintet productions, he works primarily with his JK3 formation as a creative unit. So far, Karlzon has produced nine albums under his own name, the most recent one, SHINE, under the German ACT Label. Being elected into the renowned group of Steinway-Artists in 2012 was an international recognition of excellence. In 2010 he was awarded the Swedish Django d'Or and was voted Jazz Musician of the Year in Sweden. And with the growing reputation of his musical play, his own projects also received growing recognition. He shared stage with Billy Cobham, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Jeff Ballard and other greats of his genre. He accompanied stars like Silje Nergaard, Nils Landgren and Viktoria Tolstoy. His stupendous technique and his tremendous sensibility made him a popular 'sideman' already in his early career. It is precisely in this way that he has expanded European jazz in recent years.
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He calls his creations - his ability to bring into harmony his musical skills and preferences – 'technorganic', in a free play of transcending musical borders. With such an open attitude, Karlzon balances the depths of his musical ideas and achieves vibrant pulsating soundscapes in a spectrum from light to energetic, fragile to powerful, organic to electronic – sometimes all at once. A wide horizon thus, which also includes unusual facets, especially for a piano virtuose: Metal and electro have their place in his music as well as folk songs from his Swedish homeland. However, I also need a sense of warmth and a connection with the earth in order to feel happy”. I am fascinated with the possibilities of new technologies. Applies a concrete image when he speaks about his music: “We are modern people with a history, and it is precisely this which is reflected in my music.
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