Soprano saxophone phenomenon Anders Paulsson (b. 1962) is one of the first musicians in the world who is successfully pursuing a solo career on this rare instrument.

Anders Paulsson won admittance to the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm in 1978 and later continued his studies in France with Jean-Marie Londeix. He won the Gold and Silver medals at the Concours Fin d’Année in Bordeaux and was awarded an major ITT International Scholarship for graduate studies in jazz improvisation at Manhattan School of Music, New York City.

Anders Paulsson made his Carnegie Hall début in 1991 with the premiere of a new work written for him by the American composer David Conte, and he has since then concertized extensively and taught master classes on the soprano saxophone in the United States, Brazil, Japan, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden. He has been guest artist at the Aspen, Spoleto, Gotland and Siljan Music Festivals and has collaborated with Håkan Hagegård, Alice Babs, Monica Zetterlund, Red Mitchell, Arve Tellevsen and Okko Kamu to name but a few. Many of his performances have been broadcast on national television and radio in the USA, England, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Israel and his CD recordings have received high acclaim from music critics and audiences worldwide.

Anders Paulsson homepage is here.