Jeanette Eriksson brought up in Helsingborg, Sweden, where she started
to play classical violin at the age of six. Two years later she started with Swedish folk
music and since then she has continued to develope the two styles.
In 2002 Jeanette was awarded with the title Riksspelman (master musician in Swedish traditional music) at the age of 16. Three years later she started at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Sweden where she graduated 2009 on folk music, classical music and baroque violin.
Jeanette works as free lance musician within folk music, baroque music and classical music in different projects. As a solo violinist within the folk music genre, Jeanette has put her main focus on the music from the south of Sweden and her debut alum Låtar på skånska was released in March 2007. Jeanette is also an estimated musician when it comes to dance music, with assignment at University of Circus and Dance in Stockholm, workshops and dance evenings.
Besides her solo projects, Jeanette has a couple of collaborations with other musicians. Among them you find the duo with Mats Berglund - master fiddler from Värmland, Sweden. Eriksson/Berglund is playing traditional music from Skåne and Värmland, with focus on dance music.
Johannes Jacobsson (violin/viola) and Jeanette Eriksson (violin) is an experimental duo with focus on folk- and baroque music. Johannes & Jeanette will record a duo album spring 2012.
Together with Beata Söderberg Jeanette creates the duo Jean and the Mean machine. Jeanette and Beata eenter into a new and playful collaboration exploring each other's musical grounds. When a "slängpolska" full of go meets the passionate Argentine tango the result is a charged fusion where the music constantly strikes out new and unexpected paths.
Nils Tykesson (church organ) and Jeanette Eriksson (violin) have developed the program Bach and echos from Bach where music composed by J.S. Bach meets contemporary music composed by Nils Tykesson.
In 2002 Jeanette was awarded with the title Riksspelman (master musician in Swedish traditional music) at the age of 16. Three years later she started at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Sweden where she graduated 2009 on folk music, classical music and baroque violin.
Jeanette works as free lance musician within folk music, baroque music and classical music in different projects. As a solo violinist within the folk music genre, Jeanette has put her main focus on the music from the south of Sweden and her debut alum Låtar på skånska was released in March 2007. Jeanette is also an estimated musician when it comes to dance music, with assignment at University of Circus and Dance in Stockholm, workshops and dance evenings.
Besides her solo projects, Jeanette has a couple of collaborations with other musicians. Among them you find the duo with Mats Berglund - master fiddler from Värmland, Sweden. Eriksson/Berglund is playing traditional music from Skåne and Värmland, with focus on dance music.
Johannes Jacobsson (violin/viola) and Jeanette Eriksson (violin) is an experimental duo with focus on folk- and baroque music. Johannes & Jeanette will record a duo album spring 2012.
Together with Beata Söderberg Jeanette creates the duo Jean and the Mean machine. Jeanette and Beata eenter into a new and playful collaboration exploring each other's musical grounds. When a "slängpolska" full of go meets the passionate Argentine tango the result is a charged fusion where the music constantly strikes out new and unexpected paths.
Nils Tykesson (church organ) and Jeanette Eriksson (violin) have developed the program Bach and echos from Bach where music composed by J.S. Bach meets contemporary music composed by Nils Tykesson.
