The Thing
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Sweden
- Born: 1999 in Stockholm, Sweden
- Active: 1999 - present
Biography
The Thing are a Scandinavian free jazz trio formed in Stockholm in 1999 by Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt H氓ker Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love. Starting from the music of *Don Cherry*, they built a garage-punk version of free jazz across albums including 'Garage' (2004), 'Boot!' (2013) and 'Shake' (2015), and a collaboration with *Neneh Cherry*. The trio has played several hundred concerts worldwide and is a fixture of European free-jazz festivals.
Genres
The Thing Discography
- Garage (2004) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Action Jazz (2006) - Album
- Bag It! (2009) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- The Cherry Thing (2012) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Boot! (2013) - Album - rated 3.85/5
Members
- Mats Gustafsson - saxophones (1999鈥揚resent)
- Ingebrigt H氓ker Flaten - double bass, bass guitar (1999鈥揚resent)
- Paal Nilssen-Love - drums (1999鈥揚resent)