Podcasts Culture Talking Smooth Jazz INTERVIEW WITH SWEDISH KEYBOARDIST, MATTIAS ROOS

INTERVIEW WITH SWEDISH KEYBOARDIST, MATTIAS ROOS

Published: June 3, 2017, 8 p.m.

b'Hot on the heels of his My Story\\xa0release, Swedish keyboard player\\xa0Mattias Roos\\xa0is all set to make his\\xa0Skytown Records\\xa0debut with Movin\\u2019 Up, a tight ten-track collection that he writes, arranges and produces throughout. \\xa0As such it is a glittering showcase for his multiplicity of talents and sure to attract the kind of critical acclaim.\\xa0Roos\\xa0first enjoyed in 2016 with the runaway hit single Masterpiece. \\xa0As well as being a solo artist and a go-to\\xa0keyboard player for a number of top-flight Swedish performers,\\xa0Roos\\xa0is also a founding member of the band\\xa0Soweco\\xa0that he formed with drummer\\xa0Peter Gustavsson\\xa0in 2011. \\xa0Soweco\\xa0is well known for fusing smooth jazz grooves with an old school vibe and in Movin\\u2019 Up\\u201d\\xa0Roos\\xa0has found the perfect vehicle to transfer all of this into his solo performances while still retaining an identity that is very much his own.\\xa0Movin\\u2019 Up\\xa0will be released June 12 with\\xa0the 1st single Movin\\u2019 Up\\xa0(feat. U-Nam).\\n\\nFollow Mattias Roos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.'