Our popular Nordic Summer Jazz Series returns to Scandinavia House, with performances from some of Scandinavia’s most talented jazz musicians, composers, and singers in Victor Borge Hall!
On June 18, join us for a night of the past, present, and future as horn player Oskar Stenmark takes the stage. A 10th-generation musician originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, Oskar presents a journey where centuries of music and stories come together—thanks to his grandmother, Elsie Börjes who has kept these traditions alive. Elsie went on tour in the U.S. (including New York City) with a group of fiddlers from Rättvik, Dalecarlia, back in 1956. Seventy years later, the music is still going! The performance will feature footage captured on the 1956 tour, creating a multisensory experience where tradition meets innovation.
Nordic Summer Jazz will continue with more performances; see all upcoming shows here.
ABOUT THE MUSICIAN
Born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a trumpet, cornet flugelhorn & OP-1 player, recording artist, composer/arranger and educator. His family has a long legacy in music that has been traced back to 1762. Oskar developed a musical interest at an early age and eventually picked up the trumpet. After a Bachelor’s degree in improvisation at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg Oskar moved to New York to pursue his musical dreams. He has performed for Supreme Court justices, Nobel Price laureates and Federal Reserve chairmen. Oskar’s trumpet has been heard at the Super Bowl, in the Matrix Resurrection and at New York Fashion Week for the luxury label Monse. He has performed with stars such as David Byrne, Living Colour and multiple GRAMMY award winner Maria Schneider Orchestra. Oskar, tenth generation musician, has a Master’s degree in Jazz Arts from the Manhattan School of Music and continues to develop his playing and artistic vision while being based in New York and Sweden. Oskar is involved in several bands, including Brass Against, Fleur Seule and 45 Riots. Leading his solo concept, neo soul/R’n’B project Presence, his duo, trio, quartet and sextet, Oskar explores the traditional melodies he inherited from his ancestors in Sweden by fusing them together with the sounds of New York City.