Irma Neumüller & Seth Sjöström
Biography Irma Neumüller & Seth Sjöström
Irma Neumüller
was born in 2001 in Stockholm and began her musical journey in the classical world when she started playing the cello at the age of four.
After twelve years as a cellist and ten years at the respected music school Lilla Akademien, she opened her eyes to jazz and its singing tradition. Irma studied jazz vocals at Södra Latin’s high school in Stockholm and two years at the nationally renowned Skurup pre-college before moving to Berlin where she currently studies at the Jazz Institute Berlin.
In recent years, Irma Neumüller has been successful on stages all over both Sweden and Germany. She was appointed "Young Swedish Soloist 2023" by the Swedish performing arts organization "Scenkonst Sörmland”, has received several scholarships, including the Karl Hofer Jazz Scholarship 2024 (12,000 euros), and is regularly praised by jazz critics. Her debut album "Introducing Irma Neumüller” was released on February 23, 2024 under the well-known and renowned Swedish label Naxos/Prophone. In the same year, Irma also received the Sandviken Big Band scholarship, and was invited to perform at the Radioeins Parkfest in Berlin. Since 2025 is she a scholarship holder of YEHUDI MENUHIN Live Music Now-Berlin e.V., and was accepted into the into the in Germany highly respected Bundesjazzorchester (BuJazzO). She was also awarded first place at the ”Gesobau Jazz & Soul Award 2025”
Seth Sjöström
is a bassist and composer from northern Sweden, currently studying at the Jazz Institute Berlin. With roots in jazz, free improvisation, and Swedish folk music, he continually seeks new ways to express himself and communicate with others through art. He is particularly inspired by the raw yet honest nature of northern Sweden. Driven by the will to use music as a tool, he strives to establish a sincere connection with himself, with others, and with the world around him.
