Sunday Songs

Sunday Songs is the latest vocal album from Jonas Sjøvaag. It features a series of songs based on lyrics written in Florence in the spring of 2019, under a scorching sun on a rooftop in the eastern part of the city; the music followed during the autumn. The album is Sjøvaag's 13th release under his own name. Sunday Songs was inspired by some of the great performers of piano-driven pop - Billy Joel, Randy Newman and Randy Goodrum come to mind - but it was also shaped by Sjøvaag's background as a jazz musician. Sunday Songs is a melodic, heartfelt and beautiful album, with a timeless essence and lyrics with a melancholy tinge.

Jonas Sjøvaag is a composer, drummer, vocalist, improviser and author, who holds a master's degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music. He operates within a wide range of genres and since his debut album '1' (Navyelectre - Shipwreckords, 2003) he has released tens of albums under his own name and in collaboration with internationally acclaimed artists such as jazz musician Karl Seglem and vocalist Mattis Myrland. He has worked alongside Andreas Ulvo and Sigurd Hole in the group Eple Trio since 2007. Born in Munich in 1978, Sjøvaag also runs the production and mastering studio Færder Audio in Oslo.

Jonas Sjøvaag, vocals, synthesizers, drums Hilde Marie Kjersem, vocals
Sarah-Jane Summers, fiddle
André Roligheten, saxophone
Mathias Eick, trumpet
Sigurd Hole, double bass
Andreas Ulvo, piano