Petter Eldh was obsessed with Jazz, Classical, Soul, Reggae, Swedish folk music, Middle-Eastern and Hip Hop at an early age and collected vinyl since the age of 7. He initially played the guitar before switching to what became his primary instrument, the double bass. Early influences such as Charles Mingus, Anders Jormin, Charlie Haden, Charlie Parker, A Tribe Called Quest, Monica Zetterlund, Samla Mammas Manna, Aretha Franklin and Earth Wind & Fire have guided his diverse output as a musician.
Long-standing collaborations include the following erratic and progressive forces:
Kit Downes, James Maddren, Sofia Jernberg, Jameszoo, Otis Sandsjö (Y-Otis), Lucia Cadotsch Speak Low, Mette Rasmussen, Peter Evans, Hayden Chisholm, Gard Nilssen, Peter Bruun, Christian Lillinger, Benoit Delbecq, Jonas Kullhammar, Per “Texas” Johansson and Kaja Draksler. As a producer he has remixed work by Jaga Jazzist - The Shrine (Brainfeeder), Jameszoo – Flake (Brainfeeder), DLW - Repurposing DLW (Plaist), Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra – Vula (Afterhours), Speak Low (Enja) and releases his own music on Edition Records and the Finnish label WeJazz Records where he’s releasing albums with his bands KOMA SAXO, ENEMY & Y-OTIS.
His latest album is called POST KOMA by KOMA SAXO and was released by WEJAZZ records in November 2023.

Selected releases in 2024 include:

Y-OTIS - Tre (WeJazz)

Selected releases in 2023 include:

Koma Saxo - Post Koma (WeJazz)

Enemy - The Betrayal (WeJazz)

Projekt Drums - Bergmur feat. Noah Fürbringer (Edition)

Projekt Drums - Veemarkt feat. Sun-Mi Hong (Edition)

Per “Texas” Johansson - Den Sämsta Lösningen Av Alla (Moserobie)

Supersonic Orchestra - Family (WeJazz)

Selected releases in 2022 include:

Projekt Drums - Bergman LL feat. Savannah Harris (Edition Records)

Koma Saxo - Koma West feat. Sofia Jernberg (WeJazz)

Enemy - Vermillion (ECM)

Punkt.Vrt.Plastik - Live in Zürich (Intakt Records)

Jameszoo - Blind (Brainfeeder Records)

Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity - Elastic Wave (ECM)

Selected releases in 2021 include:

Jaga Jazzist - The Shrine (Petter Eldh Remix) | (Brainfeeder Records)

Petter Eldh - Projekt Drums vol.1 (Edition Records)

Petter Eldh - Repurposing of Beats by DLW (Plaist Records)

Koma Saxo – Live (WeJazz)

Punkt.Vrt.Plastik – Somit (Intakt Records)

Y-Otis – Tremendoce pt.2/pt3 | Skerry pt.1/pt.2 7″ vinyl (WeJazz)

Koma Saxo – Erzeben Koma 7″ vinyl (WeJazz)

The World - Kosmos (Hoob Records)

Selected releases in 2020 include:

Koma Saxo – Jagd feat. Jameszoo/Koma Mate 7″ vinyl (WeJazz)

Otis Sandsjö – Y – Otis 2 (WeJazz)

Lucia Cadotsch Speak Low II (WeJazz)

Peter Bruun’s All too Human – Because You´re Worth It (ilk)

Beatrice Dillon – Workaround (Pan Records)

Gard Nilssen Supersonic Orchestra – If You Listen Carefully The Music Is Yours (Odin)

Selected releases in 2019 include:

Koma Saxo – Koma Saxo (Wejazz Records)

Christian Lillinger’s Open Form For Society (Plaist Music)

Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity – To Whom Who Buys a Record (Odin Records)

Susanne Sundfør – Live at Barbican (Bella Union)

Marius Neset and London Sinfonietta – Viaduct

Selected releases in 2018 include: 

Otis Sandsjö presents Y-Otis – (We Jazz Records) (Produced by Petter Eldh)

ENEMY – feat. Kit Downes & James Maddren (Edition Records) (Produced and mixed by Petter Eldh).

Punkt.Vrt.Plastik (Eldh | Kaja Draksler | C.Lillinger) (Intakt Records)

Selected releases in 2017 include:

Django Bates Beloved – The Study of Touch (ECM)

Amok Amor – We Know Not What We Do (Intakt)

Lucia Cadotsch Speak Low – Renditions (Enja)

Gard Nilssen’s Acoustic Unity – Live in Europe (Clean Feed)

Old bio.

Frans Petter Eldh
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Three events that shaped Frans Petter´s musical journey:
He bought his first hip hop album when he was nine years old. Dr. Dre – The Chronic.
He bought his first album with extreme improvisation when he was 13. That was a Charlie Parker compilation.
After one week of constantly listening to the multi-layered flow of Charlie Parker, he heard Peter Brötzmann play live.