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Peter Almqvist (17 July 1957 – April 2015) was a Swedish jazz guitarist who started the duo Guitars Unlimited with Ulf Wakenius.

Career

Almqvist started playing guitar after hearing the Beatles. His introduction to jazz came from his father's record collection. A native of Sweden, he took lessons in London from guitarist Ike Isaacs.

Almqvist and guitarist Ulf Wakenius founded the acoustic jazz duo Guitars Unlimited. From 1982–'83, Almqvist worked with violinist Svend Asmussen. In the 1990s, he started a trio that toured with Art Farmer and made an album with pianist Horace Parlan.

Almqvist died at the age of 57 in early April 2015 during Easter weekend.

Discography

• Dig Myself & I (Storyville, 1995)
• With Horace Parlan (Storyville, 1997)
• My Sound: Solos and Duets (Storyville, 2001)

References

1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
2. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Guitars Unlimited". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
3. "Jazzgitarristen Peter Almqvist död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
4. "Musikern Peter Almqvist ur tiden". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

• Swedish guitarists
• Swedish male guitarists
• 1957 births
• 2015 deaths
• Swedish male musicians