Petra Ahlmark swedish vocalist and guitarist               bossa nova, samba, mpb, jazz, improvisation     Feitico da vila  Falsa baiana   på svenska

Petra Ahlmark is a freelance musician, composer and voice professor. She earned a University Diploma in Music (jazzperformance, voice) and a Master of Fine Arts in Music Education at KMH Royal College of Music in Stockholm 1996. She has been performing with and leading bands such as Petra Ahlmark band, New Brazilian Quartet, A Colour of Brazil, Jade, Blue Opera Nights and toured with the soloconcert series " A Tribute to João Gilberto".

Since 2003 Petra is resident voice professor at IMH Ingesund College of Music. There she teaches Advanced Vocal Performance in Contemporary Music and Advanced Vocal Jazz Improvisation. Petra is also an in-demand clinician, leading master classes in jazz vocal improvisation and brazilian bossa nova for voice and guitar students.

NEWS

2012 Petra is recording a new soloalbum with brazilian songs for the Lantern music Label.

2010 Album release "Christmas Present" with pianoplayer Mats Byström

2009 Margot & Tobis Award! During 2009 Petra Ahlmark recieved the Swedish Margot och Tobis Award for her work as a musician in the the field of Brazilian Music.

Concerts 2011:

Nov 26 BRAZILIAN WINTER FESTIVAL Petra is performing Solo at 18:15, sitting in with the singer Deise Andrade at 15:50 and collaborating with the Brazilian trio Amaranto at 20:10 in Skarpnäcks Kulturhus, Skarpnäcks Allé 25, Stockholm. For more infot: Brazilian Winter Festival

Concerts 2010 :

Jan 19 Concert/Clinic about Bossa Nova at Rytmus college of music, Stockholm, Aulan 15:30

Mar 19 Näringslivets Hus, Stockholm

Apr 19 Masterclass at Gävle Jazzgymnasium

Apr 25 "Alice Babs Jazz Award Concert" Aula Magna Karlstad Universitet 18:00 Petra performs solo and in Duo with Johan Setterlind among a number of other swedish artists celebrating the anually delivery of Alice Babs Jazz Award. More info about the program at carlstadjazz.se

27 Maj Rosenbad

8 November Album release "Christmas Present" with pianoplayer Mats Byström

Concerts 2009 :

Jan 15 Concert/Clinic about Bossa Nova at Rytmus college of music, Stockholm 16:00

Concerts 2008 :

Jan 28 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" at Rytmus college of music , Stockholm 17.00 concert and clinic

Feb 9 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" at Jönköpings Jazzklubb 14.00 Solo concert by Petra Ahlmark

Mar 19 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" at Ingesund universitycollege of music Arvika 19.00 solo concert by Petra Ahlmark and lecture by Åsa da Silva Veghed about her book "Brazilian Music"

Apr 15 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" at Liljeholmens Folkhögskola Rimforsa clinic for the students at 14.00 and solo concert by Petra Ahlmark at 19.00

May 5 Masterclass at Gävle Jazzgymnasium

May 21 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" and "Brazilian Music" in Samhällsvetarhuset at Umeå Universitet at 12:10-14:00 Petra Ahlmark plays Bossa Nova at 12:10-12:45 in the Café Lindell. Åsa da Silva Veghed lecture at 13:00-14:00 in Hörsal B, hörsalsrundan. more info

Sep 2 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" & " Brazilian Music" Vasasalen, Gävle 10.00-12.00 solo concert by Petra Ahlmark and lecture by Åsa da Silva Veghed about her book "Brazilian Music"

Sep 15 -19 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" Workshops and Masterclasses at Tónlistarskóli FÍH Reykjavik Iceland

Sep16 performing in the Good Morning Show RÚV National Radio Iceland together with the icelandic singer Kristjana Stefans

Sep 17 Soloconcert at Café Rosenberg, Reykjavik, Iceland 21:00

Okt 25 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" at Jazz Festival UMEA , solo concert by Petra Ahlmark 14.00 Soundgarden, Folkets Hus.----This concert was cancelled due ti illness----

Concerts 2007:

Dec 7 "A Tribute to João Gilberto" at Stallet , Stockholm 20.00 solo concert by Petra Ahlmark

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