{"id":6679,"date":"2015-10-09T14:58:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musikverket.se\/svensktvisarkiv\/i-samlingarna\/fotografier\/christer-landergrens-samling\/christer-landergren\/"},"modified":"2016-03-09T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T12:06:50","slug":"christer-landergren","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musikverket-old.test.consids5.se\/svensktvisarkiv\/i-samlingarna\/fotografier\/christer-landergrens-samling\/christer-landergren\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Christer Landergren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6679\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6679-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6679-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6679-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_headers panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-headers so-widget-headers-base\"><h1 id=\"christer-landergren\">Christer Landergren<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6679-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6679-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-6679-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"Brdtext1\"><em><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The photographer Christer Landergren (1941&ndash;2006) portrayed Sweden&rsquo;s jazz scene&nbsp;<\/span>during four decades. His photographs are an important documentation of one of the most influential musical genres of the twentieth century.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6679-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6679-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-6679-2\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-6679-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6679-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_slideshow_widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" >\n\n<div class=\"slideshow-container\" style=\"background: black\">\n  <div data-duration=\"10\" class=\"slideshow standard\">\n    <ul class=\"inner centrerad\">\n    <li class=\"item\"><img class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/musikverket.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SVA_Jojk_toppsnurra_tiren_1280x425-kopiera.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"content\"><p><\/p><p><\/p><\/div><\/li>    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-6679-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6679-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-6679-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p class=\"Brdtext1\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In 2006, Christer Landergren donated his entire photo archive to Svenskt visarkiv.&nbsp;<\/span>In addition to thousands of prints, the archive contains around 150&nbsp;000 negatives. Here we find photos of most of the jazz musicians who played in Sweden whilst Landergren was active &ndash; amongst others Duke Ellington, Sheila Jordan, Ornette Coleman, Ernestine Anderson, Nannie Porres, Big Mama Thornton, Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Bernt Rosengren, B&ouml;rje Fredriksson, Monica Zetterlund and Bengt Hallberg.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Christer Landergren&rsquo;s Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/musikverket.se\/svensktvisarkiv\/i-samlingarna\/fotografier\/christer-landergrens-samling\/?lang=en\">To a photo&nbsp;presentation of Christer Landergren&rsquo;s collection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"Brdtext1\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Studied at Stockholm&rsquo;s School of Photography<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Christer Landergren&rsquo;s great interest in jazz began in his early teens, and he has told&nbsp;<\/span>of a decisive visit to a cinema in the early 1950&rsquo;s where he saw the film &rdquo;New Orleans&rdquo; with the jazz musician Louis Armstrong and the singer Billie Holliday. From then on, jazz became a lifelong passion.<\/p>\n<p>Landergren had already photographed to a certain extent when he applied to Fotoskolan (Stockholm&rsquo;s School of Photography) in 1964. His application was successful. The school was then led by the famous photographer Christer Str&ouml;mholm (1918&ndash;2002). After three years at the school, Landergren studied for a year at Dokument&auml;rfilmskolan (the School of Documentary Film) which was led by Tor-Ivan Odulf. In 1968 he started to work as a teacher at Fotoskolan, and continued there until 1984. The school came in time to be a part of Kursverksamheten &ndash; under the wing of the University of Stockholm &ndash; and later became Nordens fotoskola (The Nordic Photo School).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Brdtext1\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Developed Swedish Jazz Photography<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Christer Landergren also worked as a freelance photographer. From 1965 until his death he worked for the jazz periodical OrkesterJournalen (OJ), becoming in time one of its foremost photographers. A great part of his jazz photos can be found in OJ&rsquo;s photo archive at Svenskt visarkiv. Landergren was always there with his camera where jazz was played &ndash; from small clubs to big festivals, mostly in Stockholm but also in other parts of the country. In the 1960&rsquo;s he covered more or less everything that took place at the jazz club Gyllene Cirkeln (The Golden Circle). In the 1970&rsquo;s and after, he was regularly at the Fasching jazz club.<\/p>\n<p>Landergren developed great skills and a personal aesthetics which became important for a younger generation of photographers. At an early date, he captured movement and musical expression in his photos &ndash; features which later became basics in jazz photography. Capturing the essence of a subject and preserving its specific expression for days to come was characteristic for Landergren.<\/p>\n<h2>Artistic Expression and Technical Skill<\/h2>\n<p>Christer Landergren strove to attain a carefully-weighed balance between artistry and technique. He has expressed this as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;One of the hardest things, in all means of expression, is to keep it simple. This is not the same as being base, but the opposite: a more straight and honest language without trendy miscolouring which obscures the basic message. Technical skill is important, but must never become an end. It is not in itself a message, just a necessary means to give the simple language a chance. First then can a totally self-evident piece of music, or a picture, also arouse admiration.\"<\/p>\n<p>(From the book &rdquo;Body Soul&rdquo;, 1987)<\/p>\n<p>With regard to jazz photos, he has said:<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;A good jazz photo is a photo that is penetrative and sensitive and manages to show more than just a musician&rsquo;s appearance - and also says something about the photographer, about his stance and personal appreciation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(From OrkesterJournalen, number 12, 1986)<\/p>\n<h2>A Selection of Exhibitions and Recognitions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Some Faces In Jazz (f&ouml;rsta egna utst&auml;llningen) Jazzfestivalen i Ume&aring;, 1968.<\/li>\n<li>Fotografiska museet (samlingsutst&auml;llning) Moderna museet, 1986.<\/li>\n<li>Grand Prix vid en t&auml;vling utlyst av International Jazz Federation och tidskriften Jazz Forum 1986, vilket ledde till en stor utst&auml;llning i Warszawa 1987.<\/li>\n<li>Gyllene Cirkeln &ndash; En bit av 60-talet, Stockholms Stadsmuseum, 17 nov 1995&ndash; 4 feb 1996.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Jazz Moments, Stockholms Konserthus, 2007.<\/li>\n<li>En av hans bilder p&aring; Lars Gullin blev frim&auml;rke 1983.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Body and Soul<\/em> (Fotografcentrums f&ouml;rlag och Folket i bild\/Kulturfront, 1987) monografi<\/li>\n<li><em>Chet Baker<\/em> (f&ouml;rfattare Bj&ouml;rn Borgstr&ouml;m, Eklund &amp; Joost, 1990)<\/li>\n<li><em>Jazz &ndash; En k&auml;rlekshistoria<\/em> (redakt&ouml;r Erik Centerwall, F&ouml;reningen Faschings v&auml;nner, 1992)<\/li>\n<li><em>Den Gyllene Cirkeln<\/em> &ndash; Jazzen p&aring; 1960-talet (redakt&ouml;r Roger Bergner, Prisma, 2002)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Further&nbsp;information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Christer Landergren&rsquo;s Collection\" href=\"\/svensktvisarkiv\/i-samlingarna\/fotografier\/christer-landergrens-samling\/?lang=en\">Photo&nbsp;presentation of Christer Landergren&rsquo;s collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jazz in a period of transition &ndash; Christer Landergren&rsquo;s 60&rsquo;s\" href=\"\/svensktvisarkiv\/i-samlingarna\/fotografier\/christer-landergrens-samling\/1960-tal\/?lang=en\">Jazz in a period of transition &ndash; Christer Landergren&rsquo;s 60&rsquo;s<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-6679-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The photographer Christer Landergren (1941\u20132006) portrayed Sweden\u2019s jazz scene during four decades. 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