Sofia Jernberg
Sofia Jernberg (born July 5, 1983 in Ethiopia ) is a Swedish singer ( soprano ) and composer of creative jazz and improvisation music . She is considered a "singer who is constantly on the move to explore new terrain."
Live and act
Jernberg, who grew up in Vietnam and Sweden, was initially trained in a choir. As a teenager she discovered her interest in sounds far removed from western musical traditions and studied the work of Sainkho Namtchylak , Sidsel Endresen , Phil Minton and Diamanda Galás . Between 2002 and 2004 she studied jazz at the Fridhem Adult Education Center . Then she studied composition with Per Mårtensson and Henrik Strindberg at Gotlands Tonsättarskola . In 2008 she was honored with the Jazz Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music .
Together with the pianist Cecilia Persson she led the septet Paavo , which was also named Jazz Group of the Year by Sveriges Radio in 2008 and continues to exist as a trio. She became internationally known as the soloist in Mats Gustafsson's Fire! Orchestra . She also worked with DuoEgo , the Peärls Before Swïne Experience , Christof Kurzmann ( Song for Beggars ), the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra ( Moers Festival 2015), The Opera Group and the chamber music ensemble Norrbotten NEO , for which she also composes in part. She also appeared as a soloist in Arnold Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire .
Discographic notes
- Paavo paavo (Apart Records 2007)
- Lene Grenager / Sofia Jernberg Crochet (2009)
- The New Songs: A Sonic Nest at the Junction of Paths (Umlaut Records 2012, with Eve Risser , Kim Myhr and David Stackenäs )
- Fire! Orchestra Ritual (Rune Grammofon, 2016, with Mariam Wallentin , Niklas Barnö, Susana Santos Silva , Hild Sofie Tafjord , Mats Äleklint , Per Åke Holmlander , Mette Rasmussen , Anna Högberg , Per "Texas" Johansson , Jonas Kullhammar , Lotte Anker , Mats Gustafsson , Martin Hederos , Edvin Nahlin, Andreas Berthling, Finn Loxbo, Julien Desprez, Johan Berthling , Andreas Werliin , Mads Forby)
- Lana Trio With Sofia Jernberg (Clean Feed 2018, with Andreas Wildhagen, Henrik Nørstebø, Kjetil Jerve)
Web links
- Web presence
- Sofia Jernberg at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trondheim Jazz Orchestra feat. Olav Mjelva & Sofia Jernberg (Moers Festival) ( Memento from May 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Lists: Sofia Jernberg tracks - The Wire. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Paavo
- ↑ Fire! Orchestra »Nordic Music. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Norrbotten Big Band. Retrieved July 1, 2019 (Swedish).
- ^ The New Songs »Nordic Music. Retrieved July 1, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Jernberg, Sofia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish jazz and improvisation musician (vocals, composition) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ethiopia |