Bands

Lis Wessberg feat. Veronika Rud

Line-up
Lis Wessberg – Trombone
Veronika Rud – Vocal
Steen Rasmussen – Piano
Jesper Thorn – Bass
Jeppe Gram – Drums

Trombonist Lis Wessberg and vocalist Veronika Rud meet in a sensuous musical universe where the melancholy of jazz, Nordic lyricism, and improvisation merge into a vibrant and moving concert experience. Drawing on Wessberg’s cinematic and atmospheric compositions and lyrics, the two artists create an expression that moves between the intimate and the expressive – the fragile and the powerful.

The ensemble will release In The Wake of Blue on April Records in the spring of 2026.

Yellow Map

Lineup
Lis Wessberg - Trombone
Steen Rasmussen - Piano, Wurlitzer, and Keys
Lennart Ginman - Bass
Jeppe Gram - Drums

With the trombone as the thematic instrument, Lis Wessberg's band, Yellow Map, stands out as a unique voice on the Danish jazz scene.

Trombonist Lis Wessberg released the critically acclaimed album Yellow Map on April Records in the fall of 2021. In 2023, the band returned to the studio to record their second album, Twain Walking. The music from both releases will be presented live at concerts in and outside Denmark in 2025 and 2026.
The band consists of some of the most prominent musicians on the Danish jazz scene: pianist Steen Rasmussen, bassist Lennart Ginman, and drummer Jeppe Gram.

Yellow Map is cinematic and transformative music, exuding equal parts of jazz giants like Miles Davis and Chet Baker and the dreamy, explorative atmospheres of bands like Radiohead and Talk Talk.

Sound & Songs

Lineup
Lis Wessberg – Trombone
Fredrik Lundin – Saxophone
Marie Louise Schmidt – Piano
Ida Hvid - Bass
Frands Rifbjerg – Drums

The music in Sound & Songs is a mix of original compositions and standards, selected and arranged specifically with these musicians in mind, based in a melodic universe. Here, the key words will be intimacy, soulful compositions, harmonically beautiful arrangements, dreamy improvisations, melancholy, and the good sound.

ISENS EKKO

Lineup
Lis Wessberg – Trombone
Maj Berit Guassora – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Jesper Thorn – Bass

Experience a truly special encounter when Lis Wessberg, Maj Berit Guassora, and Jesper Thorn perform in a newly formed ensemble. The band plays newly composed music and was originally brought together when TRIO live and Museum Kolding commissioned a new piece for Skamlingsbanken. The work premiered in 2024 and has since been performed at church concerts across the country.
The band continues as a trio, playing original music composed by its members.

Lis Wessberg Trio

Lineup

Lis Wessberg – Trombone
Steen Rasmussen – Piano
Yasser Pino – Bass

This band plays a mix of original compositions and standards. The music is often inspired by Brazil's many greats, such as Jobim, Joyce Moreno, Milton Nascimento, and many more. The band has performed multiple times at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival with great success.