Swedish jazz pioneer Nils Berg has been active on the European Jazz Scene since the debut record of his band The Stoner in 2004. As a composer he won’t dodge projects that
cross over conventional borders - collaborations with electronica artist Forss, choreographer Dorte Olesen, and his current trio “Nils Berg Cinemascope” to mention a few.

Born 1977 in Gothenburg, Sweden into a musical family. After moving to Stockholm he attends to the Royal Music Academy for studies of composition, improvisation and the woodwinds, while exploring new musical grounds in between jazz and indie pop together with bands like Oskar Schönning, ”Peter Bjorn And John” and Forss. In 2000, he wins “Jazzverk 2000”, a nationwide competition for big band composers. 2004 marked the birth of his quartet ”the Stoner”, and his first solo record was released in 2007, when he was also given the ”Jazz in Sweden”-award.
Through the years he has played with major Swedish jazz acts like Rebecka Törnqvist, Goran Kajfes and Lina Nyberg, when not on the road with pop afficionados Loney Dear or Mando Diao.

Press:
"The Fellini of Swedish Jazz" "Jazz meets dance meets electronica meets chan- son. Almost painfully creative!" (DN)
"Berg transcends conceptual cleverness; the tunes and the performances would be fantastic even without the video cameos." (DOWNBEAT)
“Tenor sax player Nils Berg leads the quartet the Stoner with credit. He turns established concepts on their sides, liberated from all that is prestige” “Audiopharmacologic for the people!” (SVD)

Selected discography:
Nils Berg Cinemascope: "Popmotion" (Hoob Jazz HOOBCD023)
Nils Berg: "Sailors Dancing In The Fight Hall" (Caprice Records CAP21768)
The Stoner: Hat Music (Hoob Jazz HOOBCD014)
The Stoner: The New Pink” (Hoob Jazz HOOBCD006)
Stoner+Forss+Borg: ”The Lector Tapes” (Hoob Jazz HOOBCD004)
The Stoner: “Upp till kamp” (Apart Records APCD003)