Isabella Lundgren
Biography Isabella Lundgren
Isabella Lundgren
At just 18, Isabella Lundgren left Karlstad for New York, where she studied and performed between 2006 and 2010 on some of the city's most legendary jazz stages. Over the course of her career, she has released several critically acclaimed albums in both Sweden and Japan, and in 2015, she was awarded Orkesterjournalen's prestigious Gyllene Skivan as well as receiving a Grammy nomination. That same year, she also won the Jazzkatt award for Musician of the Year at the Swedish Radio’s Jazzkatten Gala. Throughout her career, Lundgren has received numerous prestigious honors, including the Monica Zetterlund Scholarship, STIM Scholarship, Louis Armstrong and Anita O'Day Scholarships, the Stockholm City Culture Award, and the Gustaf Fröding Award. She has also graced major stages such as the Swedish Sports Gala, SVT’s New Year Concert, *Allsång på Skansen*, and the popular TV show *På Spåret*. In 2016, she gave a memorable Summer Talk on P1, delving into the life questions that are central to both her music and her artistic expression.
Johan Lindström
has been described as a musical magician, with a wide range of artistic activities as a musician, composer, arranger and producer. He is a personable musician who leaves a clear mark on the context that he works in. In a unique way, he combines influences from different areas and creates a dynamic and musical whole at the forefront.
He’s one of Sweden’s most sought-after musicians and producers, known from, among other things, the multiple award-winning Tonbruket and collaborations with artists including Rebecka Törnqvist, Elvis Costello, Ane Brun, Norrbotten Big Band, the Royal Swedish Army Band, Nils Petter Molvaer, Freddie Wadling, Totta Näslund and Anna Ternheim.
With his star-studded band “Johan Lindström Septett” (JOHAN LINDSTRÖM – guitar, pedal-steel, JONAS KULLHAMMAR - saxophone, PER TEXAS JOHANSSON – saxophone, clarinet, MATS ÄLEKLINT – trombone, JESPER NORDENSTRÖM – keyboard, THORBJÖRN ZETTERBERG – double bass, KONRAD AGNAS – drummer) he has released two acclaimed albums, “Music for empty halls” (2018) and “On the Asylum” (2021). The band has been awarded both Grammys and Sveriges Radio’s Jazzkatt. In his varied compositions, which are impossible to place in time and space, Johan Lindström brings out the best in each musician with a finesse. Lindström’s artistry breaks new ground and creates music so uniquely genre-less that labels become meaningless.
