Karl-Henrik Ousbäck
– internationally-renowned jazz drummer, alto saxophonist, composer and band leader
”The biggest drum talent ever produced in Sweden” – Copenhagen Jazz
Karl-Henrik began playing drums at the age of 3 and right away it was obvious that the drums set was his first choice of instrument. He was accepted to taking drum lessons as a test student at Gothenburg College of Music at the age of 5, the youngest student to be admitted.
Karl-Henrik Ousbäck graduated with a Bachelor´s degree at the Royal Academy of Music in Sweden 2015.
In 2014 Ousbäck received Ronnie Gardiner’s prestigious ”Swedish Drummer Deserving Wider Recognition-Award”, and in 2016 the “Jazz Club Fasching Society Award”, both major honours to receive.
As a recording artist Ousbäck has appeared as a featured guest artist on the following albums: Karl-Henrik Ousbäck -
Confluence and Somewhere and Somewhen as a leader. Other albums, as a sideman: Björn Arkö - Stating the Obvious, Kasper Agnas - Både Takt och Ton, Filippe Raposoin - quiétude, Susanna Risberg - Boiler room, Hans Backenroth - Parker’s Mood and Gustav Lundgren, 2021, Lundgren Music AB.
Ousbäck is a Canopus Drums and Paiste Cymbals endorsing artist.
Select quotes
”I wish I could do that” - Steve Gadd (Modern Drummer Hall of Fame/ Grammy Award-winner)
"And the groove of music was way beyond our limits"
– Andreas Ulanowsky
"The rhythm is in the right place all the time. A fanfare of jazz music, it's present and traditions" – Orkester Journalen
