Lina Nyberg

Lina Nyberg is one of Sweden’s most creative and innovative jazz singers and contemporary composers. For more than 20 years she has been attracting consistent and widespread attention, mainly in Scandinavia, but also in many other parts of the world.
Lina Nyberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970 and raised in an artistic home, both parents being artists/illustrators. After gratuating from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1993 she released her first CD Close (Prophone records). A duo recording with late jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson. An instant success and Swedish jazz classic.

As a solo artist she has been releasing 23 albums and tours the world with her band since 15 years – Lina Nyberg Band: Cecilia Persson piano, David Stackenäs guitar, Josef Kallerdahl bass, Peter Danemo drums.

She has received awards as Lars Gullin prize, She was honored with the Swedish Royal Academy of music Jazz prize 2016, and was selected to be a member in 2020.

As a composer she has writing works on commission from big bands, string quartets other chamber settings and symphony orchestras. She is the composer of the Swedish Radio music channel P2 signature.
One of her most recent work is the album trilogy with works for big band – Sirenades 2014, for stringquartet – Aerials 2016 and for symphony orchestra – Terrestrial 2017
The trilogy confirmed her as one of the most exciting composers in Scandinavia right now connecting
the rhythmic and harmonic parts of her European jazz background with a contemporary classical language.

In 2020 the album “the Clouds” was released with her new all star constellation, Lina Nyberg Tentet. In 2021 she reconnected with the quintet for the album Anniverse (Hoob records) and 2022 her collaboration and commissioned work with Bohuslän big band "the World's a Stage" marks her 30th anniversary as a recording artist.

Awards

Swedish Jazz Grammy 1995 Swedish Jazzmusician of the year 2011 (Swedish Radio), Lars Gullin Award 2014, Album of the year (Gyllene skivan) 2017, Jan Johansson Award 2021, among others.