Joakim Åhlund and Jockum Nordström

Joakim Åhlund & Jockum Nordström met sometime around 1998 when Joakim asked Jockum to create the cover for his band Caesars Palace’s first album.

When Joakim discovered that Jockum not only shared his passion for dusty obscure vinyl records, but that he had actually been playing for many years himself, the idea of creating music together was born. As a band, Joakim & Jockum have previously released 3 albums and several singles, and also toured in France, Denmark, USA and Sweden.

On their latest album “Joakim Åhlund & Jockum Nordström meet Moussa Fadera” (2022), the two have joined forces with the talented drummer Moussa Fadera from Stockholm, and Isak Hedtjärn on flute and clarinet. Both have a background in the Swedish jazz scene and have been members of Joakim & Jockum’s live band for a couple of years.

The music on the album can be described as eclectic or sprawling, with influences ranging from jazz and free jazz to hot Afro-funk and melancholic Swedish folk. Fuzz guitars are mixed with beautiful strings, jazzy piano sounds, funky drum beats and oriental meandering melodies from the visiting jazz prodigy.

A new album is also recorded and ready for release later in the fall of 2024

Live, they are a sextet with, in addition to Fadera & Hedtjärn, also Jonas Liljeberg on winds and Jesper Nordenström on keyboards.

Joakim Åhlund – guitar, bass
Jockum Nordström – bass/guitar
Moussa Fadera – drums
Isak Hedtjärn – winds
Jonas Liljeberg – horns
Jesper Nordenström – piano/keyboards

Tickets: Nortic

Place: Fasching, Kungsgatan, Stockholm
Price: 300 – 350 SEK
Date: 14.09.2024
Time: 20:00

Check out more events in STOCKHOLM.