Jörgen Barkefors, the founder of the band Self-taught Maniac has found his way back to playing alto saxophone after an almost 20 year long pause. This gave new energy and extended sonic possibilities to his music creation. In a relatively short period of time he also completed the setup with soprano saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet.
With very different musical role models like Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Gino Vanelli and Bill Evans, his music has elements of soul, funk and jazz and is evolving over time. Exciting harmonies are combined with engaging lyrics. Songs are sometimes in Swedish and sometimes in English, depending on mood and what springs out of mind With the addition of accomplished musicians Thomas Ström on bass and Johan Fleetwood on guitars the project is moving steadily forward. On the song "DumburkFunk", you can hear a couple of interesting solos among other things. Tune in and listen to their recordings, you won't be disappointed