Steve Dobrogosz composer/songwriter/pianist (1956 USA)

Steve Dobrogosz grew up in the American south (Raleigh, North Carolina), where his training as a classical pianist paralleled his fascination with popular music. After moving to Stockholm in 1978 he became an active part of Scandinavia's jazz scene as both pianist and composer. His 1982 CD Fairy Tales with the late Norwegian singer Radka Toneff is widely regarded as a classic vocal/piano recording. The Gothenburg Post compared his music to Gershwin and Porter, writing "Dobrogosz's songs are melodic masterpieces, with a harmonic sophistication seldom found in music today."

In the 90's, Dobrogosz shifted his musical focus to notated composition, and his reputation began to grow as a modern representative of traditional, tonal lyricism. His first major choral work, Mass (choir/piano/strings, 1992) has been performed in over 30 countries. Dobrogosz's diverse creative accomplishments now include 800 compositions, including works for orchestra, vocal and instrumental chamber music, piano and organ pieces, volumes of jazz/pop songs, and a large body of secular and sacred choral music. His recent duo recordings with Anna Christoffersson have recieved two Swedish Grammis nominations.

Reviews

Ebony Moon/Feathers/Fairy Tales
It's Always You
Requiem/Te Deum
The Keys
Rivertime
Golden Slumbers

"Completely exquisite compositions" - Orkester Journalen

"One of the most captivating works for choir to be heard in a long time... while listening, one is repeatedly struck by just how beautiful this is" - Körsång magazine, on Requiem/Te Deum

"Dobrogosz has to be the best songwriter in the country. Few others have such complete command of melody.... If they'd been written decades ago his songs would surely have reached standard status by now" - Sydsvenska Dadbladet

"His songs will soon find their place among the classics. It doesn't get more beautiful than this" - Svenska Dagbladet

"Melodic masterpieces with a harmonic sophistication seldom found in music today... Dobrogosz now takes his place among our foremost (musicians). Given the opportunity, he could revolutionize other musical styles" - Gothenburg Post

"Many of these pieces could and should become standards... Dobrogosz's enormous talent as a writer/performer represents something all too rare in today's music business: uncompromising originality" - Uppsala Nya Tidning

"A brilliant synthesis of diverse styles. No other music this year has hit me so intensely" - Expressen

"Sensational! Dobrogosz is one of our true songwriters. In another era he would be a Gershwin, Porter, or Kern. His touch is that of a master" - Gothenburg Post

" The art of the ballad at its peak" - Eskilstuna Kuriren

"One of the most exciting musicians in our branch at present. Dobrogosz is a vitamin injection" - Dala Demokraten

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