Brian Sandstrom — Bass

Chicago jazz bassist, BFA-trained, heard with Von Freeman, Hal Russell, and Frank Catalano. A scene mainstay since 1979 and touring internationally since 1988; member of NRG Ensemble, Extraordinary Popular Delusions, and the Green Mill All-Stars.

Bassist, Brian Sandstrom, was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. He learned jazz and blues roots there before embarking on studies in contemporary classical and jazz bass at SIU (BFA, 1978). He subsequently made Chicago his home from 1979 through COVID-19. He began embarking on musical tours to Canada and Europe starting in 1988. He has recorded with numerous contemporary performers and educators (John Roothaan, Ed Petersen, Frank Portolese) and jazz legends (Von Freeman, Hal Russell, Frank Catalano). He is a regular member of the NRG Ensemble, Extraordinary Popular Delusions, and the Green Mill all-stars. He is continually looking for the “new thing”.