About Us
Here are some milestones from Peter & Karins musical careers
Karin Burman
Karin Burman – singer, lyric writer/composer and vocal coach from south west of Sweden. As a vocalist Karin is recognized by her clear and wide -ranged voice, sound -wise quite far from her own musical sources of inspiration that mainly can be found within soul and r&b. Through the years Karin has been frequently engaged as a vocalist in different constellations, from trios to jazz orchestras. For some time she performed as singing bar pianist before she started leading her own quartet. In 2011 Karin released her first solo album with original songs, which she also produced.
Karin has been touring in Sweden and Scotland with drummer Martina Almgren and Scottish saxophonist Laura McDonald. Karin appears on two records with Martina.
In the early nineties Karin got a Masters degree in Music at Gothenburg University. At the school she met Peter Burman and they started writing music together. They made two albums and continued after that to work on separate projects. Almost twenty years later they took up writing together again. As CONST they have made an EP produced by Lenny White, released on Iyouwe Music in April 2020.
During the last years Karin has been involved in the education business. As a music teacher and vocal coach she is at a daily basis engaged in high school students musical development.
As composer & bandleader:
Tonite – Karin Burman (2011)
As performer:
Freedom of Movement – Oh Yeah Orchestra (2011)
This Song of Mine – Martina Almgren (2018)
As lyricist:
Honest Blue – Karin Gustavsson & Peter Burman Band (1994)
Growing Green – Karin & Peter Burman Band (1996)
Peter Burman
Peter Burman – composer, arranger and keyboardist from the north of Sweden.
Peter is known for his outstanding harmonic perception, influenced both of classical music and jazz, where three main sources of inspiration can be outlined: Ravel, Beatles and Wayne Shorter.
Peter grew up in the north of Sweden, the part of the country where snow covers the ground 8 months of the year and on summers the sun never sets. Before becoming a pianist and a composer Peter was a promising hockey -player, but music opened up a different path for him.
In the early nineties Peter started to collaborate with violinist and saxophonist Michal Urbaniak in New York. Here he met many exciting musicians which opened up many new points of view. Among others he started to work with the amazing singer Urszula Dudziak and also with the legend drummer Lenny White who he still is collaborating with.
Peter and Karin have been writing music together since 1993 and are also spouses. Through the years Peter has produced two vocal albums with Karin and three instrumental albums with different bands.
Peter has since the early nineties been teaching at the University of Gothenburg. Piano, improvisation and the art of composing and arranging has been his main subjects. At the school he has had an important role in developing the educational program for jazz music
As composer:
“For You” – Saturation (1993) Musicians: Urszula Dudziak, Walk Away
“Secrets” – Tricia Tahara (1998) Musicians: Geri Allen, Lenny White, Wallace Roney, Ralphe Armstrong
As performer & arranger:
“Manhattan Man” -Michal Urbaniak (1992) Musicians: Herbie Hancock, Lenny White, Toots Thieleman i.a.
“That’s What Friends Are For” – Mo´Jamaica Funk – Tom Browne (1993)
“To i Hola” – Urszula Dudziak & Grazyna Auguscic (2002)
“Round Midnight” – Urbaniak (2019) Musicians: Marcus Miller, Lenny White, Michael ‘Patches’ Stewart i.a.
As composer & bandleader:
“Gold ‘n’ Beans” – Cartridge Bros (1989)
“Honest Blue” – Karin Gustavsson and Peter Burman Band (1994)
“Growing Green” – Karin and Peter Burman Band (1996)
“Indigo” – Burman/Ubeda Groupe (1998)
“Q-Marked” – Peter Burman Quartet (2015)