25/11
Landæus Trio: 10 år
Within the trio’s music, experience meets renewal. Bassist Johnny Åman (b. 1986) is an internationally sought-after musician who regularly tours with artists such as Jerry Bergonzi and George Garzone. Drummer Cornelia Nilsson (b. 1992) has established herself as one of the most exciting voices of her generation on the drums, collaborating with musicians including Kenny Barron and Jakob Bro, and receiving Denmark’s most prestigious jazz award, the Ben Webster Prize.
”As a whole, Resilience showcases the Landæus Trio’s adventurous spirit and freedom of expression. By weaving together diverse musical elements, unpredictable developments, and a powerful rhythmic sensibility, they offer listeners a glimpse of new possibilities for jazz.” – Jazzprobe
Since the 1990s, Landæus has been a central figure in Swedish jazz. With more than 25 albums under his own name, collaborations with international greats such as Benny Golson and Oliver Lake, and an extensive presence on the Swedish scene, he has developed a highly personal voice in which introspection and melancholy are balanced by playfulness and sudden bursts of pure joy. His music, like the more than 200 compositions he has written, moves between gravity and lightness.
Based in southern Sweden and Denmark, the trio has collaborated with a wide range of leading names in the improvisational music scene, but it is in the pure trio format that their expression becomes most distinct. Here, the music becomes a direct extension of Landæus’s life and artistic engagement, where questions of society, climate, and community are given space – not least through initiatives such as Jazz for Climate Justice.
On stage, the trio is a living, ever-evolving organism. Intuition rather than setlists guides the performance, and original material can seamlessly be interwoven with jazz standards, pop songs, or unexpected reinterpretations of classical works. What holds everything together is a strong connection to the instruments, a deep relationship to the jazz tradition, and a close bond between the musicians themselves.
On stage:
Mathias Landæus – piano
Johnny Åman – bass
Cornelia Nilsson – drums
Within the trio’s music, experience meets renewal. Bassist Johnny Åman (b. 1986) is an internationally sought-after musician who regularly tours with artists such as Jerry Bergonzi and George Garzone. Drummer Cornelia Nilsson (b. 1992) has established herself as one of the most exciting voices of her generation on the drums, collaborating with musicians including Kenny Barron and Jakob Bro, and receiving Denmark’s most prestigious jazz award, the Ben Webster Prize.
”As a whole, Resilience showcases the Landæus Trio’s adventurous spirit and freedom of expression. By weaving together diverse musical elements, unpredictable developments, and a powerful rhythmic sensibility, they offer listeners a glimpse of new possibilities for jazz.” – Jazzprobe
Since the 1990s, Landæus has been a central figure in Swedish jazz. With more than 25 albums under his own name, collaborations with international greats such as Benny Golson and Oliver Lake, and an extensive presence on the Swedish scene, he has developed a highly personal voice in which introspection and melancholy are balanced by playfulness and sudden bursts of pure joy. His music, like the more than 200 compositions he has written, moves between gravity and lightness.
Based in southern Sweden and Denmark, the trio has collaborated with a wide range of leading names in the improvisational music scene, but it is in the pure trio format that their expression becomes most distinct. Here, the music becomes a direct extension of Landæus’s life and artistic engagement, where questions of society, climate, and community are given space – not least through initiatives such as Jazz for Climate Justice.
On stage, the trio is a living, ever-evolving organism. Intuition rather than setlists guides the performance, and original material can seamlessly be interwoven with jazz standards, pop songs, or unexpected reinterpretations of classical works. What holds everything together is a strong connection to the instruments, a deep relationship to the jazz tradition, and a close bond between the musicians themselves.
On stage:
Mathias Landæus – piano
Johnny Åman – bass
Cornelia Nilsson – drums