ABOUT Anders Åstrand
SESSION TITLE: Daniel Berg, Marimba & Anders Åstrand, Vibraphone
Performing with Daniel Berg, Garrett Arney, & the Ninkasi Percussion Group
Anders Åstrand is a renowned Swedish mallet specialist, considered to be a unique voice of both the marimba and the vibraphone. He is a popular and sought after soloist, regularly performing and giving master classes and clinics throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
From 2017-2022 Åstrand led the contemporary music/improvisation class at Orford Music Summer Academy in Quebec, Canada. Since 2021 Åstrand teaches at the Evolution classical summer courses at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Anders Åstrand plays Yamaha instruments, Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth mallets, and Evans drumheads.
