Monica Z & Other Moods

About the artists and musicians

Anna Maria Anderson has a particularly eclectic vocal style transcending different genres from traditional jazz, blues, blues-swing, to funk and soul. Her voice resonates power, intensity, emotion and depth all at once and in a manner that energizes and engages her audience. She has earlier worked with renowned and established musicians on the Swedish jazz scene like Leo Lindberg, Ove Gustavsson, Jojo Djeridi, Stefan Gustavsson, Bengt Stark, Johan Tengholm, Andreas Hellkvist, Per Norlén, Hasse Larsson, Hans von Eichwald. Anderson has performed in various constellations like Playing-4-Change, Anna Maria Anderson Band and Stockholm Sweetin´Quartet and AM Anderson Quartet. In the funk and groove tradition Anna Maria has worked with world renowned musicians like James Bradley Jr, Karim Nouira, Chuck Anthony, Rickard Malmsten, Omar Joof.

Pianist David Stener studies at the Swedish Royal Collage of Music. He was awarded the Jan Wallanders Prize in 2023, given to the most talented and promising students every year by an international jury composed of famed practitioners and scholars in the field, Staffan Scheja, Bobo Stenson and Nathalie Loriers.

Revered and award-winning bassist Patrik Boman, has worked in successful projects and with respected jazz musicians and artists after graduating from the Swedish Royal College of Music. His partnership with pianists like Lars Sjösten and Peter Nordahl generated an OJ Golden Album award and respectively 31 albums, two of which won Grammiawards (saxofonist Gunnar Bergstens The good life and Bernt Rosengrens Octet plays Evert Taube where Patrik ginseng participated). His septet pb7 did also win him a second Golden Album Award from the Orkester Journal. Patrik has toured with the legendary saxplayer Benny Golson and played in many international gigs and festivals.

Jojo Djeridi has been a professional jazz drummer since 1985. His playing style is comprised by a powerful swing, polyrhythmic escapades and a great dynamic span. He can make the drums whisper and he can make them shout. During his career he has played with most Swedish jazz musicians. Early collaborations include saxophone players Nisse Sandström and Krister Andersson. For some 10 years he played with Maffy Falay and Bernt Rosengren at jazz club Lilla Maria in Stockholm. Later he has played with Arko Big Band with Maria Schneider as the leader. Jojo recorded his debutalbum Alis Kitchen in 2020 with famed musicians Palle Danielsson, Krister Andersson and Lars Jansson. He attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and has also studied at the New School in New York.

Lineup:
Anna Maria Anderson - vocals,
David Stener - piano,
Patrik Boman - double bass,
Jojo Djeridi - drums