Biography

JUNO is a band consisting of five musicians who met at the prestigious Jazz Academy in Trondheim, Norway. Their catchy pop tunes combine complex groovy rhythms, rap and experimental improvisation. All of these elements result in an exciting live performance, which during the last five years has been widely appreciated by the European audience. Their long awaited debut album "Young Star" was released the 24th of January 2020 on Jazzland Recordings, and received excellent critiques both in and outside their home country. The record is produced by Kristoffer Lo (known from Highasakite and PELbO), and presents 12 different tracks within their chaotic and energetic universe. This March their second album "Myriad Path" will be released, also on Jazzland Recordings, and will show a more adventurous and fierce side of JUNO. In 2022 JUNO was selected to be a part of the showcase festival Nordic Jazz Comets in Copenhagen (DK), as the only band from Norway, in addition to playing the prestigious 12 Points Festival in Amsterdam (NL) in 2019 and the digital showcase SIM São Paulo in Brazil, to mention a few. The band has played over 120 concerts together, and this spring they will go on an extensive release tour in Scandinavia to promote their upcoming album. The band consists of: Thea Ellingsen Grant, vocals // Malin Dahl Ødegård, vocals // Mona Krogstad, tenor saxophone // Georgia Wartel Collins, upright bass // Ingvald Vassbø, drums Read more at: https://junoband.com