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Jazz

Sweden

The Thing

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Top Songs By The Thing

Listen to Dream Baby Dream by Neneh Cherry & The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dream Baby DreamNeneh Cherry & The Thing

Listen to Accordion by Neneh Cherry & The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

AccordionNeneh Cherry & The Thing

Listen to Cashback by Neneh Cherry & The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

CashbackNeneh Cherry & The Thing

Listen to I See You Baby Shakin' That Ass by Two Bands and a Legend, Cato Salsa Experience, The Thing & Joe McPhee, see lyrics, music video & more!

I See You Baby Shakin' That AssTwo Bands and a Legend, Cato Salsa Experience, The Thing & Joe McPhee

Listen to Too Tough to Die by Neneh Cherry & The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

Too Tough to DieNeneh Cherry & The Thing

VikingThe Thing

Listen to Blue 4 U by Electric Frankenstein & The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

Blue 4 UElectric Frankenstein & The Thing

Listen to Shinjuku Crawl, Third Attempt by The Thing & Yoshihide Otomo, see lyrics, music video & more!

Shinjuku Crawl, Third AttemptThe Thing & Yoshihide Otomo

Listen to Проклятая запись by The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

Проклятая записьThe Thing

Listen to Тёмная половина by The Thing, see lyrics, music video & more!

Тёмная половинаThe Thing

Upcoming Concerts for The Thing

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The Thing currently has 37 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY, United States.

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Latest Release

Listen to Проклятая запись - Single by The Thing

SINGLEПроклятая запись - SingleThe Thing

More albums from The Thing

ALBUMЭкзистенцияThe Thing

ALBUMAgainThe Thing

ALBUMBaby TalkJames Blood Ulmer & The Thing

ALBUMДемонThe Thing

ALBUMShakeThe Thing

ALBUMLiveThe Thing & Thurston Moore

ALBUMMonoThe Thing

ALBUMBoot!The Thing

Listen to The Cherry Thing by Neneh Cherry & The Thing

ALBUMThe Cherry ThingNeneh Cherry & The Thing

Listen to Shinjuku Growl by The Thing & Jim O'Rourke

ALBUMShinjuku GrowlThe Thing & Jim O'Rourke

Listen to Shinjuku Crawl by The Thing & Yoshihide Otomo

ALBUMShinjuku CrawlThe Thing & Yoshihide Otomo

ALBUMBag It!The Thing

ALBUMNow and ForeverThe Thing

Listen to Immediate Sound by The Thing & Ken Vandermark

ALBUMImmediate SoundThe Thing & Ken Vandermark

ALBUMAction JazzThe Thing

ALBUMGarageThe Thing

About The Thing

Hometown

Stockholm, Sweden

Formed

February 2000

Genre

Jazz

Artist Links

Scandinavian jazz trio the Thing consists of musicians Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (double bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). Formed in 1999, they play music influenced by different traditions of free jazz derived from Germany, England, and America. Their own recordings range from The Thing (2000), based on the compositions of Don Cherry, to the wholly improvisational Again (2018). Also known for collaborations, both live and in the studio, they've performed and recorded with the likes of Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, and Thurston Moore, as well as Neneh Cherry and James Blood Ulmer.

Members of The Thing include, or have included, Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, and Paal Nilssen-Love.