Cosmic Ear

Cosmic Ear is a Swedish quintet led by bass clarinettist Christer Bothén with saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, trumpeter Goran Kajfeš, bassist Torbjörn "Kansan" Zetterberg and percussionist Juan Romero. The group plays avant-garde jazz that follows the trail of Don Cherry's years in Sweden, with the West African donso n'goni, berimbau, congas and live electronics alongside the horns. Cosmic Ear released its debut album, Traces, on We Jazz in May 2025.