jojo33 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 http://www.gunhildcarling.net/ Gunhild Carling (born 7 May 1975) is a Swedish jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist.[1] She is famous for playing three trumpets at the same time.[2] Carling became known for her performance at Allsång på Skansen on July 20, 2010. The same year, she became an expert commentator for Dansbandskampen at SVT. Gunhild plays trombone, bagpipes, trumpet, recorder and harp, and will often showcase all of her skills in one song, sometimes casually breaking into a tap dance or singing lyrics. [3] Carling competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2014 on TV4, placing third.[3][4] In 2013, she performed with her 'Carling Big Band' at the Royal Palace in Stockholm in the celebration of King Carl XVI Gustaf's Ruby Jubilee.[5] In 2016, Carling performed at King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday celebration.[6] She is featured in Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox version of 'Never Going to Give You Up' sampling multiple instruments, as well as a 1920's jazz swing version of 'Material Girl'. Awards[edit] 1985 - The Louis Armstrong Scholarship[7] 2006 - Kobe Jazz Street Award[8] 2009 - The SKAP Scholarship[9] 2009 – The Anita O'Day Award[10] 2010 - Malmö Stads Glädjespridare[11] 2011 – Honorary citizenship in Eslöv, Sweden 2014 – Scanian of the Year 2016 - The Thore Ehrling Scholarship[12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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