Matilda Mork Trio at Whynot Jazz Room

The folk-y Swedish jazz of Matilda Mörk occasionally has a Monica Zetterlund vibe to it. The fact that Mörk has performed with covers of Zetterlunds songs countless times is therefore no coincidence. Even the Cornelis Vreeswijk influences shine through from time to time. Nineties darling Swede Lisa Ekdahl has most definitely had influence on Mörk’s second, self-titled album as well.

Matilda Mörk deserve a great deal of respect. The way in which Mörk sound like a superstar bound for glory in the jazz world is astonishing. Songs like För En Sån Som Jag and Cover Me should have been played in the smoky jazz venues of the 1950s and 1960s....

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The folk-y Swedish jazz of Matilda Mörk occasionally has a Monica Zetterlund vibe to it. The fact that Mörk has performed with covers of Zetterlunds songs countless times is therefore no coincidence. Even the Cornelis Vreeswijk influences shine through from time to time. Nineties darling Swede Lisa Ekdahl has most definitely had influence on Mörk’s second, self-titled album as well.

Matilda Mörk deserve a great deal of respect. The way in which Mörk sound like a superstar bound for glory in the jazz world is astonishing. Songs like För En Sån Som Jag and Cover Me should have been played in the smoky jazz venues of the 1950s and 1960s.
To see one of the future jazz legends of this oblong country, park yourself comfortably at the Whynot Jazz Room and bask in the jazzy glory of Matilda Mörk.

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