TOBIAS WIKLUND - SILVER NEEDLE Swedish Tobias Wiklund (b. 1986) is known around the world
as a brilliant trumpeter but also one of the few musicians of his
generation who has cultivated a deep, personal connection
with the lesser-heard cornet. In 2019, his acclaimed
debut album WHERE THE SPIRITS EAT brought him much-
deserved attention, with magazines in Japan and Sweden
hailing it as one of the Best Albums of the Year. He
presented the breathtaking range of the instrument as well as
his musiciality with a passionate, mature voice. He goes even
further into his own sound and the creative possibilities of his
quartet on his second release as a leader, the new album
SILVER NEEDLE.
Wiklund is at the forefront of a celebrated group of brass
players who are dedicated to exploring the incredible
tonal potential of the cornet – an instrument often present in
early jazz groups but heard far less often, today. n his own group, he’s found perfect creative companions for the vision he created and now shared by all - drummer, and fellow Swede, Daniel Frederiksson; and two Danes, pianist Simon Toldam and bassist Lasse Mørck. Wiklund says that “it’s as if our interaction can free us from our bodies”