Liam Elion

Nomad invites you to a unique evening with Liam Elion and his band, featuring master vibraphonist Mattias Ståhl, presenting jazz interpretations of classics from the Great American Songbook.

Liam Elion started playing the trombone at the age of nine, initially studying classical music at the conservatoire. He continued his education on the prestigious high-school jazz programme at the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts. Later, as a member of the Global Jazz Institute directed by Danilo Perez and the Jazz and Gender Justice Institute directed by Terri Lyne Carrington at Berklee College of Music, Liam studied under Joe Lovano, John Pattituci, Linda May Han Oh, George Garzone, Kris Davis and many more. He has performed alongside great musicians such as Tony Malaby, Ben van Gelder, Daniel Fredriksson, Karin Hammar and Doug Johnson.

Mattias Ståhl was born in 1971 in Oskarshamn, Sweden, and lives in Stockholm. Over the last 20 years, he has performed on stages around Sweden and elsewhere, focusing on jazz and improvised music. He released two albums of his own with his former quartet Ståhls blå ("Ståhls blå", 2001, and "Schlachtplatte", 2004), which attracted considerable attention from reviewers around the world. He also composed all the music for this group. As a sideman, he contributes to many exciting groups, from regular bands such as Martin Küchens Angles and the Norwegian-Swedish I.P.A. with Magnus Broo/Atle Nymo/Håkon Mjåset Johansen/Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, to projects with legends Georg Riedel and Per Texas Johansson, and Swedish indie wonder Emil Svanängen, aka Loney Dear.

Liam Elion - trombone

Mattias Ståhl - vibraphone

Jakob Hällgren - double bass

Sigge Andersson - drums

Organised in collaboration with Amplified Medborgarskolan Stockholm Stad