Lisa Björänge

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Lisa Bjorange at Bullret Jazz Club

by Patrick Burnette
February 2, 2018

Lisa Bjorange Quintet Bullret Jazz Club Malmo, Sweden January 29, 2018 “Bullret Jazz Club," in the “Kuben" space at Malmo Live hosted an appearance by the Lisa Bjorange Quintet on January 29, 2018. The group offered two sets filled with youthful energy and risk taking. Bjorange's quintet is very much a jazz group that includes a singer, and while she writes much of the material the group plays, there is more emphasis on ...

Album Review

Lisa Björänge Quintet: Resting Spirit

Read "Resting Spirit" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
October 13, 2017

The subject matter on Swedish vocalist Lisa Björänge's third album, Resting Spirit, is heavy stuff: difficult relationships, poignant memories, and the daily struggle for personal happiness and peace. But fortunately, Björänge's top- notch quintet brings an invigorating purpose and vitality to these eight tunes, leaving one grateful for having plumbed their emotional depths, since a confident sense of triumph and resilience is the ultimate result. On the group's previous record from 2015, Bang! (also on Hoob Records), the ...