Nisse Sandstrom

Nils Göran "Nisse" Sandström, born on 13 March 1942 in Katrineholm, Sweden, was a Swedish jazz saxophonist. Sandström won the soloist category of a Swedish television jazz competition in 1958, launching his career at a young age. In 1972, he received the Golden Record award from Orkesterjournalen for his acclaimed album The Painter. Throughout his career, he performed with prominent artists including Monica Zetterlund and Red Mitchell, and hosted the weekly radio program Jazz with Nisse Sandström on P4 Östergötland. His later honors included the Jan Johansson Scholarship (2014), Bert Levin Foundation Jazz Award (2014), and the Monica Zetterlund Scholarship (2019). He died on 8 September 2021.