Peter Almqvist | |
Birth Date: | 1957 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lund, Sweden |
Death Date: | April 2015 |
Genre: | Jazz |
Occupation: | Musician |
Instrument: | Guitar |
Label: | Storyville |
Past Member Of: | Guitars Unlimited |
Peter Almqvist (17 July 1957 – April 2015) was a Swedish jazz guitarist who started the duo Guitars Unlimited with Ulf Wakenius.
Almqvist started playing guitar after hearing the Beatles. His introduction to jazz came from his father's record collection. A native of Sweden, he took lessons in London from guitarist Ike Isaacs.[1]
Almqvist and guitarist Ulf Wakenius founded the acoustic jazz duo Guitars Unlimited.[2] From 1982–'83, Almqvist worked with violinist Svend Asmussen. In the 1990s, he started a trio that toured with Art Farmer and made an album with pianist Horace Parlan.
Almqvist died at the age of 57 in early April 2015 during Easter weekend.[3] [4]