JONAS LARSSON BAND
Jonas Larsson — Biography
Jonas Larsson is a multidisciplinary artist working across text, visual art, and music. His practice is rooted in a commitment to artistic freedom, moving fluidly between disciplines rather than adhering to a single form of expression.
Born in Sweden and based in England, Larsson’s work reflects a perspective that transcends national boundaries, engaging with themes of shared humanity, memory, and the enduring resonance of language. His work spans composition for stage and television, visual art, and published writing.
Larsson’s earliest musical influences were rooted in 1950s and 1960s blues and rock ’n’ roll. The vibrant sounds of the 1970s later played a significant role in shaping his artistic identity, with bands such as Deep Purple and AC/DC, alongside groundbreaking jazz-rock acts of the era, leaving a lasting impression.
While jazz had always been part of the mix, a pivotal moment came when he was invited to perform with Swedish jazz pianist Åke Johansson. A respected figure who had worked with artists including Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, and Toots Thielemans. Johansson introduced Larsson to a deeper engagement with jazz—an experience that marked a decisive shift in his musical direction.
Years later, Larsson was invited to assemble a band to accompany Svante Thuresson, one of Sweden’s most celebrated jazz vocalists. Working closely with Thuresson further solidified his commitment to jazz and deepened his understanding of the form.
Another defining moment in his career came when Louie Vega of Masters at Work selected Larsson’s artwork for his album Lust, leading to a collaboration that culminated in an art exhibition and album launch in Maddox Gallery in Mayfair, London.
Perhaps the most profound milestone in Larsson’s career occurred when the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs selected one of his poems to be engraved on a memorial monument in Thailand, commemorating the victims of the 2004 tsunami. This experience underscores a central aspect of his practice: a focus on meaning and emotional resonance that extends beyond the individual artist.
Music-News.com
The difference between the great DJs and the ordinary is that ordinary DJs feel that they have to 'interpret’ the sounds that they are playing rather than letting the music speak for itself. Louie Vega
is one of the great DJs and his tracks flow into each other seamlessly, telling stories and creating visions without any apparent intervention from the DJ himself.
LUST (Art & Soul) is labelled as 'A personal collection’ and is designed to be accompanied by Jonas Larsson’s erotic photography
CD Universe
Lust bolts from leftfield with a genuine cross pollination of the art world via the striking images of Scandanavian image creator extraordinare Jonas Larsson and the wizardry of Master At Work Louie Vega.
The 12Club dotCOM
Following the massive success of the debut LUST album, compiled by Master At Work Louie Vega, suSU are now delighted to announce that extraordinaire Joey Negro is supplying the soundtrack for the follow up album.
The LUST theme is threaded and has been inspired by Swedish born artist Jonas Larsson who is fast becoming one of the acclaimed names of the visual arts fraternity. Jonas’ tastefully erotic images combine conceptual imagery with textual prose. His unique blend of digitally enhanced monochrome photographs of the female form are then tinged with hand daubed paint and they caused a sensation when they were showcased as part of the ‘Off the Record’ series at ArtSpace Gallery in London.
Memorial Monument outside the Phi Phi Islands
Saturday September 30th a memorial monument was inaugurated outside Phi Phi Islands, in southwestern Thailand, to honor those who perished in the tsunami waves. The initiative for the underwater monument was taken by the Thai Ministry of Transport together with divers who had worked with the rescue and cleanup efforts after the tsunami. Phi Phi Islands, with its white beaches and clear waters, attracts many visiting divers, which is why the monument was placed under water.
The monument is located at the depth of 18 meters in the bay where the giant waves came rolling in December 26, 2004. It consists of three pyramid shaped granite blocks placed in a triangle on the seabed. Eleven countries are represented by memory texts engraved on the granite blocks. The Swedish text is a poem by Jonas Larsson.
