Lena Jonsson Trio: Elements

Traditional Swedish folk music meets jazz, rock and american Old-time. The result is wonderfully old and modern at the same time. A daring, but more than just successful combination of old traditional instruments Instruments such as mbir or balafon with modern synthesizers and guitar (Erik Ronström), bass (Krydda Sundström) and Lena Jonsson's violin. Jonsson grew up in a family of violin players in Hälsingland, a region in Region in northern Sweden where Swedish folk music still plays a central cultural still plays a central cultural role and learned her instrument at a young age Instrument at a young age. After finishing school, she studied jazz and American In Stockholm, she went on to study jazz and American roots music in Boston, a Combination that still strongly shapes and influences her sound today. Her Talent, her in-depth knowledge of Swedish folk with modern, Artistic and fun-loving rock star charisma has helped her to become helped her to become one of Sweden's most visionary musicians. Not reason her last album won a Swedish Grammy as well as the Manifesto "Grammy" and the Manifest Prize and was named Album of the Year by LIRA Magazine Album of the year by LIRA magazine.