Born in Södertälje, Sweden on March 18, 1969, musician Björn Per Anders Johansson is better known as Per âTexasâ Johansson. He is a skilled master of many woodwind instruments including saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet. He first came to prominence in the early 1990s when he played in several different projects including the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra. His first release was the 1996 album The Stockholm Kaza Session, a collaboration with Swedish vocalist Rebecka Törnqvist. He released his self-titled solo album in 1997, followed by Alla Mina Kompisar (1998), Man Kan Lika Gärna Leva (1999), and the 2001 album Holon, which featured previously released tracks remixed by Jens Lodén. Per âTexasâ Johanssonâs solo recording career took a backseat as he recorded and performed with a variety of artists including Atomic, Bo Kasper's Orchestra, Goran KajfeÅ¡ , Peter Asplund , Dicken Hedrenius, and Torbjörn Zetterberg. Per âTexasâ Johansson returned to his own solo career with the albums De LÃ¥nga Rulltrapporna I Flemingsberg (2015) and StrÃ¥k PÃ¥ Himlen Och Stora Hus (2019).
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