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Jan Johansson(1931-1968)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Jan Johansson was born on the 16th of September 1931 in Söderhamn, Sweden, and began to play the piano at age 11. He moved to Gothenburg, Sweden to study electro engineering. It was during this period he met Stan Getz, who was living in Copenhagen, Denmark at the time. It didn't take long until Jan had to end his studies to move to Copenhagen to play with Getz. Jan played with a lot of different American jazz greats, and was the first European ever to join "Jazz at the Philharmonic". In 1957 he married his wife Else. In 1961-68 he lived in Stockholm, where he was very productive. He recorded about 20 records under his own name, wrote music for the Swedish Radio and TV (the Pippi Longstocking theme music, for example) and had two sons, Jens and Anders who both have become world wide known musicians themselves. Some of the more famous records are: Jazz på svenska ("Jazz in Swedish"), which has sold platinum many times over, Jazz på ryska ("Jazz in Russian"), Musik genom fyra sekler ("Music through four centuries"), 8 bitar Johansson ("8 pieces Johansson") and Innertrio. Jan was honoured with a lot of gold records, Grammies and other awards. On November 9th 1968 Jan Johansson was killed in a car crash on his way to a church concert in Jönköping, Sweden. After all these years since his death he is still the best selling and most well respected jazz piano player in Scandinavia.
BornSeptember 16, 1931
DiedNovember 9, 1968(37)
BornSeptember 16, 1931
DiedNovember 9, 1968(37)
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Dager fra 1000 år (1970)
Dager fra 1000 år
3.8
  • Composer
  • 1970
Bibi Andersson and Elliott Gould in The Touch (1971)
The Touch
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1971
Salmer fra kjøkkenet (2003)
Salmer fra kjøkkenet
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Visa Från Utanmyra")
  • 2003
Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, and Veiko Porkanen in The Dissidents (2017)
The Dissidents
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Här kommer Pippi Långstrump")
  • 2017

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  • Kom skal vi lese!
    TV Series
    • Composer (archival music)
    • 1974–1992
  • Sweden Is Horrible (1971)
    Sweden Is Horrible
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • A Brief Survey of Film in Sweden (1971)
    A Brief Survey of Film in Sweden
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Bibi Andersson and Elliott Gould in The Touch (1971)
    The Touch
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Dager fra 1000 år (1970)
    Dager fra 1000 år
    3.8
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
    Pippi in the South Seas
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Pippi Goes on Board (1969)
    Pippi Goes on Board
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Pippi Longstocking (1969)
    Pippi Longstocking
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane (1967)
    Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Night Games (1966)
    Night Games
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Anna, My Darling (1965)
    Anna, My Darling
    3.5
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Lyckodrömmen (1963)
    Lyckodrömmen
    3.6
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • The Baby Carriage (1963)
    The Baby Carriage
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Siska (1962)
    Siska
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1962

Music Department



  • Så byggdes Stockholm (2012)
    Så byggdes Stockholm
    TV Mini Series
    • Music Department
    • 2012
  • Nikolaj og Julie (2002)
    Nikolaj og Julie
    6.3
    TV Series
    • musician
    • 2003
  • Hem till byn (1971)
    Hem till byn
    7.8
    TV Series
    • composer: title theme
    • 1971–2006

Actor



  • Night Games (1966)
    Night Games
    6.3
    • 1966
  • Soldaterkammerater rykker ud (1959)
    Soldaterkammerater rykker ud
    5.9
    • Flygel-spiller (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 16, 1931
    • Söderhamn, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
  • Died
    • November 9, 1968
    • Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden(road accident)
  • Spouse
    • Else Bergström1957 - November 9, 1968 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Portrayal

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    Father of rock musicians Anders Johansson and Jens Johansson.

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