Hive Mind Linnea Jonsson featuring Lars Jansson

• 1 Joy of being 06:52
• 2 Scandinavian Blues 07:31
• 3 Togetherness 05:32
• 4 Humblebee 06:06
• 5 So Hum 03:15
• 6 Conversations in the Night 05:57
• 7 Writing in water 07:02
• 8 Dream Department 05:58
• Total Runtime 48:13

Info for Hive Mind

With her unmistakable trumpet sound, Linnea Jonsson has emerged as one of the most expressive voices on today’s Nordic jazz scene. Now she takes the Fasching stage to celebrate the release of Hive Mind – a subtle yet powerful album built on collective artistry, featuring some of the most exciting young players in Scandinavia.

Guesting on the album is legendary pianist Lars Jansson. The music flows through ECM-toned atmospheres, Nordic introspection and New York-inspired energy all carried by Jonsson’s lyrical tone and deep musical presence.

"To me, 'Hive Mind' isn't just an album," Linnea says, "it's an invitation into a musical space where the listener becomes part of something greater."

After her acclaimed debut Fragments of Spring, Jonsson received the prestigious J:son Scholarship and JazzAspen award, and has performed with acts ranging from Lina Nyberg and David Ritschard to the Bohuslän Big Band and the Blue House Jazz Orchestra. In 2025 she was selected to represent Sweden in the EBU Euroradio Jazz Orchestra.

LIRA Magazine called her “a romantic, meditative poet of tone with the warmth of Kenny Wheeler or Jan Allan”. With Hive Mind, a new chapter begins.

Linnea Jonsson, trumpet
Lars Jansson, piano
Bjarni Már Ingólfsson, guitar
Johan Tengholm, double bass
Henrik Jäderberg, drums
Lina Lövstrand, flute

Linnea Jonsson
was born and raised in Västerås, where she started playing the trumpet as an 8-year-old. The love for improvisational music arose in the early teens in Västerås Kulturskola's Youth Big Band. In 2021, she graduated from the Academy of Music in Stockholm and today she freelances with the capital as her base. In May 2022, Linnea's debut album "Fragments of Spring" (Prophone) was released.

The musical landscape on the record is undulating and melodic, with a completely own song register that breathes Scandinavian jazz. She leads her own band Linnea Jonsson Group as well as a duo project together with pianist Niklas Bergström. In addition to that, she is also frequently seen on the Swedish big band scene and this year (2022) she received Västerås city's cultural scholarship and the Björn J:son Lindh scholarship. the Nordic melancholy as the light.

For a sound world that breathes heartfelt humility and with a tonality that makes mountain massifs flourish, this year's scholarship is awarded to the composer and trumpeter Linnea Jonsson." "Linnea Jonsson captures both moods and emotions in a brilliant way, with the support of a musical quintet" - Bo Bjelvehammar

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