Rune Gustafsson

Swedish jazz guitarist and composer, born 25 August 1933 in Gothenburg, Sweden, died 15 June 2012 in Stockholm. In addition to his activities as a jazz musician, during the late 1950s he was often hired as a solo guitarist on Swedish rock recordings. Prizes and awards: 1976 – The Jan Johansson scholarship 1997 – Albin Hagström's Memorial Prize 1998 – Thore Ehrling scholarship 2004 – Guitarpeople's Prize 2009 – The Lars Gullin award for being "style-setting for young guitarists in Sweden and abroad" 2010 – The Monica Zetterlund scholarship