Sofia Jernberg
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Sofia Jernberg (born 5 July 1983, in
Between 2002 and 2004, Jernberg studied jazz at Fridhems Folk High School. Later she studied for
Jernberg is the leader (together with the pianist Cecilia Persson) of the chamber jazz group
Jernberg is also working on the contemporary classical music scene, in which she serves as both singer and composer.
The artist is holding lectures and workshops at various universities around Europe.[9]
Although having been adopted as a young child, Jernberg was never completely disconnected from Ethiopia.[10] After traveling to Addis Abeba in 2000, she emerged into Ethiopian music traditions—inspired by the film Endurance, among other influences—, and soon started collaborating with legendary musician Hailu Mergia. Jernberg lives in Oslo.
Discography
- 2007 - paavo (with Paavo) - Apart Records APCD008
- 2009 - Crochet (with Lene Grenager) - Olof Bright OBCD25 [11]
- 2010 - Canço del Paó (with Paavo) - Found You Recordings – FYR013
- 2013 - Exit! (with Fire! Orchestra) - Rune Grammofon RCD 2138
- 2014 - Enter (with Fire! Orchestra) - Rune Grammofon RCD 2158
References
- ^ "Sofia Jernberg official web page". Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ Festspiele, Berliner. "Sofia Jernberg – Biography". www.berlinerfestspiele.de. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Peter Evans & Sofia Jernberg (USA/S) at Porgy & Bess, Feb. 21, 2018". Porgy & Bess. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Margasak, Peter. "New sounds from Seval's Sofia Jernberg and Emil Strandberg". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Manafonistas » Henning Bolte" (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ a b "Umlaut Records". Umlaut Records. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ "Sofia Jernberg | Svensk Musik". Svemus.inse.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ "Summer Music Series: World Premieres by Sofia Jernberg & Imani Uzuri | Banff Centre". www.banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Music Theatre Transparant". Music Theatre Transparant. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "KRAAK | Sofia Jernberg". kraak.net. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Sofia Jernberg Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
External links
- Interview 2009-11-15 by Urban Arhammar
- Interview 2019 https://www.digitalinberlin.de/sofia-jernberg/
- Interview and bio data https://jajajamusic.com/magma/sofia-jernberg/