Petter Eldh
Bassist, producer, composer, arranger, synth collector, and MPC enthusiast.

From a young age, Petter Eldh was captivated by a diverse range of musical genres, including jazz, soul, reggae, Swedish folk music, Middle Eastern music, and hip hop. He began collecting vinyl at the age of seven and initially played guitar before transitioning to the double bass, which would become his primary instrument. His eclectic influences, ranging from Charles Mingus, Anders Jormin, and Charlie Haden to Charlie Parker, A Tribe Called Quest, Monica Zetterlund, Samla Mammas Manna, Aretha Franklin, and Earth, Wind & Fire, have shaped his dynamic career as a musician.

Petter pursued his studies at the Skurups Folk High School near Malmö before earning a Master’s degree in Music Performance from the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. Since then, he has lived and worked across Sweden, Berlin, and London.

In recognition of his talent, Petter was awarded the SWR Jazzpreis in 2022 and the Deutscher Jazzpreis in the string instrument category in 2024.

His long-standing collaborations reflect his innovative spirit and include work with artists such as Kit Downes, James Maddren, Sofia Jernberg, Jameszoo, Otis Sandsjö (Y-Otis), Lucia Cadotsch (Speak Low), Mette Rasmussen, Peter Evans, Savannah Harris, Hayden Chisholm, Gard Nilssen, Peter Bruun, Christian Lillinger, Benoit Delbecq, Jonas Kullhammar, Per “Texas” Johansson, and Kaja Draksler. As a producer, Petter has remixed tracks for notable acts like Jaga Jazzist ("The Shrine" on Brainfeeder), Jameszoo ("Flake" on Brainfeeder), DLW ("Repurposing DLW" on Plaist), Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra ("Vula" on Afterhours), and Speak Low (Enja).

He continues to release innovative projects, including his PROJEKT DRUMS series on Edition Records and albums with his bands POST KOMA (formerly known as Koma Saxo), ENEMY, and Y-OTIS on the Finnish label We Jazz Records.

Selected releases in 2024 include:

ØKSE - ØKSE (Backwoodz Studioz)

Projekt Drums - Ozean feat. Philo Tsoungui (Edition)

Y-OTIS - Tre (We Jazz Records)

Kit Downes Dr. Snap - Live at Bimhuis (Bimhuis Records)

Selected releases in 2023 include:

Koma Saxo - Post Koma (We Jazz Records)

Enemy - The Betrayal (We Jazz Records)

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 (We Jazz Records)

Selected releases in 2022 include:

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

Koma Saxo - Koma West feat. Sofia Jernberg (We Jazz Records)

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 (We Jazz Records)

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 (We Jazz Records)

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.