Jonas Kullhammar (September 2, 1978 in Nacka , Sweden) is a Swedish jazz composer, saxophonist and is one of Sweden's most established jazz musicians.
Since 1998 his main group has been Jonas Kullhammar Quartet, and he has participated on over 150 records as a sideman. In year 2000 he released his debut recording, the self-produced "Salut". It won him Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat award as the newcomer of the year. He also received the Django D'or award and received the price Sweden Radio's Jazz Cat as Jazz Musician of The Year in Sweden two years in a row. The group also received the award for jazz group of the year. Since then the band has toured around the world and released more CDs. Jonas is also a founding member of the groups Kullrusk and Nacka Forum. Since 2000 he runs the record label Moserobie, that releases mainly Swedish and Norwegian jazz groups.
Kullhammar has worked with artists and bands The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Carlos Garnett , Nicolai Dunger , Fredrik Norén Band , The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five , Sonic Mechatronik Arkestra, Peanuts Hucko , The Plan , Nina Ramsby, Goran Kajfes, Marcus Strickland , Eldkvarn, Jupiter Trio, The Core , Mulatu Astatke , Salem Al Fakir , The Hives , Ted Curson , Chick Corea , Jason Moran , Dungen , Rickie Lee Jones and many more.
2000: Stallbröderna award 2001: Aftonbladets "Jazz musician of the year" 2004: Django d'Or award (Contemporary star of jazz) 2006: Arne Domnérus Guldsaxen Award 2008: Alice Babs Award 200: Svenska Jazzriksförbundets "Kjell-Ake Svensson" Award 200: Sigma award, co:Ellington society 200: Sandrew "Tore Browaldh" award 2014: Royal music academy "Jazz award" 2014: Guldbaggen award (Swedish equivalent to an Oscar) for best film music, for the film Gentlemen 2016: Lars Gullin -priset 2000: Newcomer of the year 2002: Jazz Artist of The Year 2002: Jazz Group Of The Year (Jonas Kullhammar Quartet) 2003: Jazz Artist of The Year 2002: with Nacka Forum 2003: with JKQ for Plays Loud for The People 2004: with Kullrusk 2005: with JKQ & NBB - Snake City North 2006: with JKQ - Son of a Drummer 2009: with JKQ - The Half Naked Truth 2013: with JKQ - Låt det vara 2014: for "Gentlemen - original motion picture jazz tracks" 2006: with JKQ - Son of a Drummer 2009: with JKQ - The Half Naked Truth With Jonas Kullhammar Quartet 2000: Salut (Moserobie Music Production) 2001: The Soul Of Jonas Kullhammar (Moserobie Music Production) 2003: Plays Loud For The People (Moserobie Music Production) 2005: Snake City North (Moserobie Music Production), with Norrbotten Big Band 2006: Son Of A Drummer (Moserobie Music Production) 2009: The Half Naked Truth (Moserobie Music Production) (limited edition 8 cd box) 2010: Från Och Med Herr Jonas Kullhammar (Moserobie Music Production) 2013: Låt Det Vara (Moserobie Music Production) 2013: Plays A Love Supreme EP (Moserobie Music Production) (limited edition 10" LP) 2013: This Is The End (Moserobie Music Production) (limited edition 8 yellow 180g vinyl) Original motion picture jazz tracks 2014: Gentlemen (Moserobie Music Production) With Jansson/Kullhammar/Nilssen-Love 2002: Live At Glenn Miller Vol.1 (Ayler Records) With Nacka Forum 2002: Nacka Forum (Moserobie Music Production) 2005: Leve Nacka Forum (Moserobie Music Production) 2012: Fee Fi Fo Rum (Moserobie Music Production) 2014: Live In Tokyo (Moserobie Music Production), featuring Akira Sakata With Kullrusk duo with Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson 2004: Kullrusk (Moserobie Music Production) 2006: Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring (Moserobie Music Production) 2008: Digital (Moserobie Music Production) With Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg 2005: Gyldene Tider Vol.1 (Moserobie Music Production) 2005: Gyldene Tider Vol.2 (Moserobie Music Production) 2005: Gyldene Tider Vol.3 (Moserobie Music Production) With Jupiter Trio including with Håvard Stubø, Magnus Forsberg, Steinar Nickelsen featuring Jonas Kullhammar 2006: Live At Glenn Miller Café (AIM Records) 2007: III2 (Bolage Records) With Kullhammar-Osgood-Vågan 2007: Andratx (Moserobie Music Production) 2009: Andratx Live (Moserobie Music Production) With Pinton/Kullhammar/Zetterberg/Nordeson 2009: Chant (Clean Feed) With Nicolai Dunger 2010: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Vallmo (Moserobie Music Production) With Fredrik Kronkvist Sextet including Martin Sjöstedt, Petter Eldh , Raynald Colom and Snorre Kirk 2011: Improvised Action (Connective Records) With Fiske /Kullhammar/Zetterberg/Holmegard 2012: Svenska Kaputt (Moserobie Music Production) With Kulhammar/Aalberg /Zetterberg 2012: Basement Sessions Vol. 1 (Clean Feed) 2013: Basement Sessions Vol. 2 (Clean Feed) With Kullhammar, Mathisen , Zetterberg, Aalberg 2014: Basement Sessions Vol. 3 - The Ljublana Tapes (Clean Feed)