Jeanette Lindström

Jeanette Lindström is the jazz singer that prompted legendaryproducer Quincy Jones to voice the portentous words: "Anold soul in a young singer". And also: "She really understandswhat jazz is all about!" The year was 1995 and JeanetteLindström made her major breakthrough, on a broad front.The calendar tells us it’s now a different year, and todayJeanette Lindström is one of Sweden's most prized jazzsingers.

Jeanette Lindström is one of Sweden’s leading jazzsingers and composers. In January she won a SwedishGrammis for Best Jazz Album of the Year with her latestalbum "Attitude & Orbit Control".She has that ability to set the imagination of the listener inmovement - with her voice, her music as well as with herwords. Her sixth solo album Attitude & Orbit Control is hardproof. A space odessey of sorts, interpersonal as well asinterstellar. Micro- as well as macrocosmic forces at play.Fellow travelers include co-writing guest vocalist RobertWyatt, a new band and new co-producer and drummerMagnus �-ström of e.s.t. as well as lyric contributor SidselEndresen. Jeanette Lindström wanted to move on, this timefurther than before. To write in a new way, to concentratemore on production and instrumentation. She wanted it toreally be "Jeanette-music", whatever that would sound like.

Since her albums in 2005 and 2006, "In The Middle Of ThisRiddle" (original material) and "Whistling Away the Dark" (jazzclassics) she has changed record label, started a new band,and further developed her sound, moving forward musically -a long journey with interesting and important encounters."To work with Robert Wyatt has meant a lot and has beenvery gratifying. My co-work with Magnus has been decisive,his input tremendously important. We have worked hard andintensely and without him this album would not have becomewhat it has. And of course I am immensely happy and proudof the new band. They are all important parts of thiscreation." The result is a fresh band that takes on strongtunes, with a focus on pop-like structures, chiselledarrangements and sound. All in all, a totality characterized byits playfulness and seriousness.

Jeanette recorded her debut CD, Another Country, in 1995,after being awarded the “Jazz In Sweden”-prize. She hasalways been an artist keen to tour, and her travels have sincebrought her to many parts of the world, the Nordic countriesas well as France, Belgium, UK, Japan and Canada.Composing and performing her own music and lyrics hasalways played a central role in Jeanette’s musicianship. In2003 she recorded the album Walk, and in 2005 In The MiddleOf This Riddle was released.

These two albums consistmainly of her own compositions, and were unanimouslypraised by both press and audiences. The same goes for herlatest release Attitude & Orbit Control, also comprised mainlyof original material (one cover, The Flaming Lips’ song All WeHave Is Now, the only exception).

Awards

Grammis Sweden 2010, Best Jazz Album

Gear

Neumann KMS 105