Bands

Yellow Map

Lineup

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

With the trombone as the leading 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. Music from both releases will be performed live at concerts in and outside Denmark in 2024 and 2025.
The band consists of some of the most prominent musicians on the Danish jazz scene: pianist Steen Rasmussen, bassist Jesper Thorn, and drummer Jeppe Gram.

Yellow Map is a stylish musical meeting where intimacy and reflection, joy and melancholy all find their place. The music creates a fluid, contemporary, and cinematic expression that leads the listener into a universe of contrasts and emotions.

Sound & Songs

Lineup
Lis Wessberg – Trombone
Fredrik Lundin – Saxophone
Steen Rasmussen – 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.

Wessberg / Engsager

Lineup

Lis Wessberg – Trombone
Mia Engsager – Trombone
Marie Louise Schmidt – Piano
Helle Marstrand – Bass
Mikkel Find – Drums

Wessberg//Engsager is a band that primarily plays music and arrangements from the iconic J&K repertoire (J.J. Johnson and Kay Winding) from the 1950s and 1960s. The project was originally created by Per Fischer from the Jazzclub Jazzcup in Copenhagen, and it was at this very club that the band had its debut concert in the fall of 2022. Since then, the band has performed at jazz clubs across Denmark.

In addition to music from the J&K repertoire, the band also plays music composed and arranged 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.