Catharina Backman

Catharina Backman (born 1961 – Sweden) has genuine, long experience as a jazz pianist and improvisation artiste, and has been director of music for Varieté Vauduvill – a travelling variety company of snake charmers, fakirs and belly dancers. During her time with the troupe, she developed a firm hand at theatre music, composed music for the performances, learnt accordion, and performed as a variety artist during the scenic musical pieces. Backman’s music is indelibly colored by her broad musical background and experience, with her stylistic tools lifted from beyond the conventional art music reserve. She has also worked with electroacoustic music, her most prominent pieces being those for loudspeaker and solo instrument.