Lars Jansson Trio

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Lars Jansson Trio is a Swedish jazz ensemble led by pianist and composer Lars Jansson, born in 1951 in Örebro. Active since the 1970s, the trio is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished jazz groups in Sweden, drawing on post-bop, classical music and Nordic folk traditions. Jansson has collaborated with Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen and Radka Toneff, among others. In 1998 he was nominated for the Danish Jazzpar Prize and became the first jazz professor in Aarhus; in 2001 he received a Danish Grammy for the album Hope.

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2026-06
Lars Jansson released the album Without Even a Thread of Clothing on June 5, 2026 together with Danish bassist Jesper Bodilsen on Mingus Records.
2026-08
Lars Jansson Trio is booked for a concert on August 1, 2026 at Arilds Hamn in Arild, Sweden.
2025
Lars Jansson released the album Oh, Jaco! in 2025 as a solo artist.
2024-09
In September 2024, the album What the Moment Brings was released, a collaboration between Lars Jansson and Swedish guitarist Erik Söderlind.
2023
In 2023, Garden of Sounds was released, a collaboration with Danish saxophonist Thomas Agergaard.