Cecilia Persson
Cecilia Persson (* 1982 in Nord Åsum ) is a Swedish jazz musician (piano, composition).
Act
Persson received piano training from Maggi Olin at Fridhems Folkhögskola in 2001 and graduated from the Royal Stockholm University of Music from 2004 to 2008 . Together with Sofia Jernberg she directed the septet Paavo , which has released several albums since 2007. In 2014 she released the album Open Rein under her own name , which received good reviews. She worked as composer in residence with the Norrbotten Big Band . As a pianist she has also played with Thus: Owls ( Cardiac Malformations ), with Erika Alexandersson and with Lina Nyberg (most recently The Sirenades ).
In 2012 and 2014 she was awarded the Jazzkatten music prize as “Composer of the Year” by Sveriges Radio . In 2015 she received the Jan Johansson grant.
Discographic notes
- Paavo (Apart Records 2007)
- Paavo Cançó del Paó (Found You Recordings 2f010)
- Paavo The Third Song of the Peacock (Found You Recordings 2013)
- Open Rein (Hoob 2014, with Per "Texas" Johansson , Leo Svensson, Mattias Ståhl , Nils Ölmedal, Peter Nilsson , Eivind Lønning, Thomas Backman, Fredrik Ljungkvist , Olof Wendel)
- Cecilia Persson & Norrbotten Big Band Composer in Residence (Prophone 2016)
Web links
- Short biography (English, Swedish)
- Cecilia Persson at Allmusic (English)
- Cecilia Persson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meeting (Nordic Music)
- ↑ Meeting (AllAboutJazz)
- ↑ Jazzkatten 2012: Vinnarna utsedda. Sveriges Radio, November 13, 2012, accessed June 8, 2019 .
- ^ P2 Jazzkatten 2014. Sveriges Radio, October 14, 2014, accessed on June 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Cecilia Persson årets Jan Johansson scholarship holder. July 25, 2015, accessed June 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Meeting (Nordic Music)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Persson, Cecilia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish jazz musician (piano, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Åsum |