JOHANNA LINNEA JAKOBSSON
SAXOPHONIST / VOCALIST / COMPOSER
NEW RELEASE
"SOME OTHER TIME"
“Pure and original music with no compromises but without being crazy. A wonderfully composed album full of warm and very beautiful music”
Jacek Brun, jazzfun.de (DE)
DEBUT ALBUM
"ALONE TOGETHER"
Stylistically, her instrumental playing is rooted in contemporary jazz sensibilities. (...) she draws in the listener, constantly displaying invention and understanding in her melodic and fluent playing, and always subtly hinting at underlying strengths.
Bruce Crowther, Jazz Journal (UK)
“Scandinavian jazz star and charming saxophonist Johanna Linnea Jakobsson explores jazz minimalism by creating ampoules filled with mystical and intimate music (…) conceptual and very pleasant, her music is sprinkled with blues and a sense of rhythm that - through bass player Anders Fjeldsted and drummer John Fernold - lays the foundation for a very fresh sound, suitable for any type of song.”
Guiseppe Magiolli, WIndout (IT)
“With her warm saxophone tone and cool voice, Jakobsson invites the listener into a universe where the beautiful melody plays a leading role (…) Sometimes instrumental and sometimes with lyrics, everything is equally inviting.”
Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen (NO)
On her debut album Johanna Linnea Jakobsson presents herself through distinguished saxophone playing and beautiful vocals. (…) We receive a melodic moment with an interactive and competent band, and a menu consisting of Jakobsson compositions as well as a couple of evergreens (…) A small and light dessert, perfect for laying beneath the blue summer sky while watching the clouds drift by.”
Ignacio Concha-Ferreira, Lira Musikmagasin (SE)
"One word: softness. In Johanna Linnea Jakobssons voice as well as in the tone of her empathetic saxophone playing (...) Surrounded by an all scandinavian team, the young musician switches between originals and covers, between instrumentals and songs, always with the same laid-back feeling, the same light reverie."
Yves Tasin, Jazzmania (BE)
“Jakobsson and her band has created a delicate and low-key album, perfectly suited for the Nordic summer and the days where it sees like the sun will never set”
Jan Granlie, Salt Peanuts (NO)
“The musicianship is impeccable, but what impresses me the most is the consistency in the delicately laid-back sound and the ability to create music that sounds both current and like it’s looking back on jazz tradition”
Dan Backman, Orkesterjournalen (SE)