Ronnie Gardiner

Ronnie Gardiner has been active as a jazz musician in Sweden for over 45 years. He has participated in recording over 85 cds and has played with many of the most prominent Swedish artists as well as numerous internationally renowned jazz musicians, such as, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Gerry Mulligan and Dexter Gordon. In 1998 he established a scholarship in recognition of young jazz talent in Sweden.

In 2001, at a cermony in Stockholm´s City Hall, Ronnie is the first American ever to receive this distinguished award.

"Ronnie was honored with the illustrious, St. Eriks Medal, for his services as a musician and for his dedication to humanitarian work."

It was in 1980 that a personal tragedy was to transform Ronnie's life and seriously awaken his interest in the workings of the brain and it's functions. With his knowledge and prowess of playing the drums he began to develop a form of training with the object of stimulating the brain as much as possible. This training form is now called, " The Ronnie Gardiner Rhythm and Music Method."