Christer Boustedt

{{Short description|Swedish actor and musician}}

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Christer Boustedt (21 March 1939 in Bromma – 4 September 1986 in Alfta, Ovanåker Municipality) was a Swedish musician and actor.[http://www.sfi.se/en-gb/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=69013&ref=/templates/SwedishFilmSearchResult.aspx?id%3d1225%26epslanguage%3dsv%26searchword%3dChrister+Boustedt%26type%3dPerson%26match%3dBegin%26page%3d1%26prom%3dFalse The Swedish Film Database: Christer Boustedt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612181027/http://www.sfi.se/en-gb/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=69013&ref=%2Ftemplates%2FSwedishFilmSearchResult.aspx%3Fid%3D1225&epslanguage=sv&searchword=Christer+Boustedt&type=Person&match=Begin&page=1&prom=False |date=June 12, 2011 }}

He was primarily a jazz musician who played the saxophone, and contributed music to many Swedish films.

He was considered to be one of Sweden's most renowned jazz musicians of his time, and teamed up with several of the most famous musicians in the genre{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/355648-Christer-Boustedt|title = Christer Boustedt|website = Discogs}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tag-christer-boustedt|title = Christer Boustedt at All About Jazz}} in Sweden and internationally. As an alto saxophone player {{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/blues-ballads-and-bebop-christer-boustedt-dragon-records-review-by-jack-bowers.php|title=The Christer Boustedt Quintet with Bosse Broberg: Blues, Ballads and Bebop album review @ All About Jazz}} he was much influenced by Charlie Parker and worked in the bebop tradition. This was especially signified on one of his most noticed albums: Blues, Ballads and Bebop (1985). He also had an acting career, and participated in a number of films, among them Made in Sweden (1969), the award winning Sven Klangs Kvintett (Sven Klang's Combo, 1976) and Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? (1981).