Malin Wättring 4
Malin Wättring - saxophone
Naoko Sakata - piano
Donovan von Martens - double bass
Anna Lund - drums
MW4 started started playing togheter in 2011. Sience then they have become a much appreciated group on the modern jazz scene, playing both national and international venues. The music they play is a combination of Malins compositions and free improvisation. They have released three critically acclaimed albums.
In 2015 they released their debut album Glöd with Malin Wättring 4 & 8. It was a double vinyl where one LP contained music with the quartet and the other, music with the quartet expanded to an octet, with extra wind, strings and voice.
In 2016, Malin got a commission to write 60 minutes music for Bohuslän Big Band and Malin Wättring 4. This work resulted in several concerts, including Fasching's 40th anniversary in Vitabergsparken, and the album Harvest 2018. Harvest was nominated for Jazz Album of The Year at Manifestgalan 2019.
In 2019, Malin Wättring 4 released their latest album, Live in Hamburg. The recording was made during a concert in the Rolf Liebmann-Studio at the German radio NDR 2017. The quartet played there two nights in a row and had the honor of sharing the evening with Joao Bosco and the NDR Big Band. Live in Hamburg was voted the second favorite album in the magazine JAZZ 2020.
Malin Wättring 4 have released all their albums on Havtorn Records.