Artist Nils Landgren Will Speak at This Year’s TEDxAlmedalen

The music artist Nils Landgren will be a speaker at this year’s TEDxAlmedalen. The independently organized TEDx event brings people together to share a TED-like experience, and this year’s edition of TEDxAlmedalen will focus on The Doers. The event is a joint effort by Greatness PR and Twingly.

This year's selections of speakers are an energetic and driven group. During the Almedalen Week there are many seminars and debates, which is why the event has chosen to highlight those who put words into action and make a difference - The Doers.

Nils Landgren is famous trombone player, singer, music producer, Honorary Doctor, professor, artistic director and mentor. Nils has worked as a musician for over 30 years and has never been more active than now. In 2011 he will release two albums, The Moon, The Stars & You and Do not Fence Me In by Colin Towns & Bohuslän Big Band, both produced by Nils. He has also produced the album Letters to Herbie with Viktoria Tolstoy, The Gospel Truth with Ida Sand and with Mo 'Blow which will be released in 2011. Nils also now working with the production of the new the album Children of the sun with music by Joe Sample Performed by NDR Big Band in Hamburg.

This fall he is touring in Sweden and Europe with Ida Sand, Viktoria Tolstoy and also with his own bands Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Chapter Two and Nils Landgren Quartet, all through his newly established agency Redhorn Talent.

Nils Landgren was awarded the government's special prize in 2010 for his extraordinary contributions of spreading Swedish music abroad. He played on the famous song Voulez Vous by ABBA and has performed with people like Thad Jones, Herbie Hancock, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris and Wyclef Jean.

The event follows TEDx guidelines – non-commercial, free and not political.

TEDxAlmedalen is a midnight seminar between 21.00 and 24.00 that will take place on a courtyard in the center of Visby during Almedalen Week. There is limited availability and registration is required.

For more information about TEDxAlmedalen:

www.tedxalmedalen.se

Joanna Sundström, Greatness PR
+46 73 346 66 62
joanna.sundstrom@greatness.se 

Anton Johansson, Twingly
+46 76 899 88 73
anton@twingly.com

For more information about TED and TEDx, please contact:

Melody Serafino, TED

tedxpr@groupsjr.com / tedx@ted.com

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

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