Lisa Grotherus

With influences from free jazz, pop and folk music, Lisa's compositions are both earnest and playful. She writes strong melodies that retain an improvisational feel.

Lisa The debut album DEKONTEE was released October 12th 2018 at Do Music Records.

Lisa Grotherus - composition, clarinets, vocals, Lisa Långbacka - accordeon, Milton Öhrström - piano, Oskar Schönning - bass, Konrad Agnas - drums

The second album MUSIKEN FRÅN MIN BERÄTTELSE was released 2023 by PACAYA records.

Participating on the album:
Lisa Grotherus - vocals, clarinets, Nino Ramsby - vocals, Livet Nord - violin, backing vocals, Emma Augustsson - cello, backing vocals, Isabell Gustafsson Ny - piano, Mauritz Agnas - double bass, Dennis Egberth - drums, Hampus Norén - synth

Krakel Spektakel möter Madicken

Musik och ramsor av Lennart Hellsing samt barnens favoriter från Astrid Lindgrens sagor i jazzig tappning. En svängig och lekfull konsert för barn 3-8 år och deras vuxna.

Medverkande: Lisa Grotherus - sång, klarinett, basklarinett, Albin Vesterberg – gitarr, Amanda Alvekrans – trummor, Gustav Broman – bas

Efterhäng i samarbete med Musikcentrum Öst med stöd av Stockholm Stad

Emma & Lisa

Varma toner av klarinett, cello och sång blandas med kända texter av Karin Boye, Tove Jansson och Barbro Lindgren.

Medverkande: Emma Augustsson, cello och sång, och Lisa Grotherus, klarinetter och sång.

TALIM

Three great musicians from three different backgrounds; Suranjana Ghosh - tablas, Mattias Rodrick - cello, Lisa Grotherus - clarinets

Den Förbjudna Fruktkolan

For children and their families. Text and music by Sabina Wärme. On stage Sabina Wärme - vocals, Lisa Grotherus - clarinets, flute, Isabell Gustafsson Ny, piano, Stina Hellberg Agback - harpa

Fartyg 6

Fartyg6 play modern Scandinavian jazz with influences from pop and classical music. Matilda Andersson writes beautiful poems which are then set to music together with Daniel Gahrton.

Matilda Andersson - vocals, Daniel Gahrton - bariton saxophone, Lisa Grotherus - bass clarinet, Milton Öhrström - piano, Boel Mogensen - double bass, Julia Schabbauer - drums

Past projects

Jazz&Art

Jazz&Art is a concert program where brilliant jazz musicians share stage with outstanding dancers, filmmakers and poets. It's a musical meeting between different art forms. Lisa Grotherus took the initiative for the program which has since then been played at Pygmé Theatre in Stockholm and toured with Scenkonst Sörmland.

Artists involved has been the filmmaker Niki Lindroth von Bahr, the dancer Linnéa Sundling, musicians Oskar Schönning, Tove Brandt, Malin Ahlberg, Julia Strzalek, Terese Lien Evenstad, Konrad Agnas.

Kronikor

The Swedish/Switzerland-based band Kronikor play modern jazz with influences from free improvisation and classical contemporary music.

Laura Schuler - composition, violin, Lisa Grotherus - clarinets, Anatole Buccella - guitar, Silvan Jeger - double bass, Lukas Rutzen - drums

Trio Angels

Three musicians with different musical backgrounds was brought together in a play at Scenkonst Sörmland. Today they provide concerts with a varied program that includes both folk music, jazz and classical pieces.

Photo from a concert at Scenkonst Sörmland with the brilliant trumpet player Jan-Allan as a special guest.

Lisa Långbacka - accordeon, Åsa Karlberg - flutes, Lisa Grotherus - clarinets

Sallyswag

Lisa appears regularly in the folk/world music band Sallyswag - a colorful, scenic live band and music collective. The members have roots in dancehall, pop, jazz, Balkan, African and Swedish folk music.

Isabell Gustafsson Ny - Rotverk

Isabell Gustafsson Ny writes beautiful melodies in the field of modern jazz.

Isabell Gustafsson Ny - composition, piano, Emma Augustsson - vocals, Marta Forsberg - violin/viola, Lisa Grotherus - clarinets, Emil Skogh - double bass, Simon Andersson - drums

Urverk

In 2015 Urverk composed for the award winning short film "Inte visste jag att det var livet" by Åsa Båve. The music for the film was also released as an EP "Låt mig hoppas tills mitt hjärta stannar" in 2016.

Lisa Grotherus - composition, clarinets, vocals, Hampus Norén - composition, guitar, vocals, laptop

Julia Strzalek Kolibri 13

The saxophonist and composer Julia Strzalek gathers 13 strong musicians in her big band Kolibri 13.

Julia Strzalek - composition, saxophone, Niklas Barnö - trumpet, Karoline Wallace - vocals, Anton Svanberg - tuba, Lisa Grotherus - bass clarinet, Oskar Bårman - clarinet, Kasper Agnas - guitar, Love Meyerson - vibraphone, Emma Augustsson - cello, Sara Parkman - violin, Johan Graden - piano, Emil Skogh - double bass, Konrad Agnas - drums