PETER DAHLGREN, Trombone PER-OSCAR NILSSON, Guitar JOHNNY ÅMAN, Double Bass OLLE DERNEVIK, Drums This CD is the result of me finally getting the time and motivation needed to realise my own project. I’ve been a full time jazz musician for the last 25 years, mostly making my living playing in big bands and working as a sideman in different groups, mostly in Scandinavia, touring around the world. A couple of years ago, when I started working with the Danish Radio Big Band in Copenhagen, I started going to jam sessions in a pizza place in Malmö and play with this wonderful trio. We had lots of fun, so the idea of starting a band with these musicians were born. During the pandemic, things slowed down considerably, so I decided to write some music, gather the band and book a studio date. The whole thing went rather quickly once I got started and I’m very happy and proud of the result. The title ”Unicorns First” may seem strange, but I’m referring to unicorns as a symbol for all the odd creatures in the world, and also all the rare human beings that are not like the rest of us. I believe that we should appreciate and bring forward those people, the odd ones that might have a different perspective on life. That might help the rest of us to see things a little differently. I also think that is one of the great things about art and music, to make people discover aspects of life that they had no idea existed. / Peter Dahlgren