Elsa Nilsson
 
 

The Shows

Dates + info

 
 
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Press

“She dares to express human emotion as one, tied together as an elemental force.” - Paul Rauch, All About Jazz

 

Upcoming Shows

2/15/25

Bar Bayeux

in Brooklyn, NY

 
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Upcoming Shows

2/15/25

Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn, NY

3/7/25

Kulturhuset in Stockholm, Sweden

3/8/25

Folkets Hus in Älmhult, Sweden

3/9/25

Musik i Lerum, Sweden

3/11/25

Jazz i Halmstad, Sweden

3/12/25

Fridhem Folkhögskola, Sweden

3/13/25

Victoriateatern in Malmö, Sweden

3/16/25

Philly Joe's in Tallinn, Estonia

3/19/25

Christiania Jazz Klub in Copenhagen, Denmark

3/20/25

Jazz Esberg in Esberg, Denmark

3/22/25

Donau 115 in Berlin, Germany

4/6/25

First Friday Jazz Series, Neighborhood Church in New York, NY

Select Past Shows

11/23/24

7 pm at Lydia's Jazz Cafe in Stone Ridge, NY with Band of Pulses

11/10/24

8:00 pm at The Owl Music Parlor in Brooklyn, NY with Santiago Leibson

10/23/24

7 pm at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY with Band of Pulses and Brad Shepik

10/13/24

8:30 pm at Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, CA with Band of Pulses

10/12/24

7 pm at Ravenscroft in Phoenix, AZ with Band of Pulses

10/11/24

7 and 9 pm at Century Room in Tucson, AZ with Band of Pulses

10/10/24

7 pm at Room 82 in Bakersfield, CA with Band of Pulses

10/9/24

7:30 pm at Harmony House in Fresno, CA with Band of Pulses

10/6/24

3 pm at The Back Room in Berkeley, CA with Band of Pulses

10/5/24

8:30 pm at Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium in Pal Alto, CA with Band of Pulses

10/4/24

6 and 7:30 pm at Mr. Tipple’s in San Francisco, CA with Band of Pulses

10/3/24

6:30 at Libretto in Paso Robles, CA with Band of Pulses

9/29/24

5 pm, book release and album preview at Rizzoli's Bookstore with Band of Pulses

2/17/24

7 pm Band Of Pulses at Mid Atlantic Flute Convention

2/18/24

Band Of Pulses at Rhizome, DC

1/15/24

7 pm Band Of Pulses for Winter Jazz Fest at Nublu

1/15/24

Band of Pulses at Recoleta Jazz Festival in Santiago De Chile

11/11/23

Esthesis Quartet at The Nash

11/11/23

Lucia Spectacular at Nublu

12/9/23

Band Of Pulses in Ricoleta, Chile

10/6/23

7.30 Band Of Pulses “Pulses” Album Release at National Sawdust

10/18/23

7 and 9 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Black Cat, San Francisco, CA

10/19/23

6.30 - 10 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Libretto, Paso Robles, CA

10/20/23

7 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Underground Exchange, Ojai, CA

10/21/23

7.30 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle, WA

5/24/23-5/30/23

Esthesis Quartet Sweden Tour

  • May 24th, Victoriateatern, Malmö, Sweden

  • May 25th, Nefertiti, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • May 29th, Jazz I Lerum, Lerum, Sweden

  • May 30th, Jazz i Halmstad, Halmstad, Sweden

6/22/23

Duo House Concert with Jovino Santos Neto.

5/6/23

Esthesis Quartet Mt Hood Jazz Festival

4/17/23

Ibeam with Pedro Melo Alves, Jacqueline Kerrod and João Grilo

4/22/23

Band Of Pulses presents “Pulses” at The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, Long Island

4/9/23

Band Of Pulses at The Owl Music Parlor

1/7/23

Esthesis Quartet Jazz Education Network Conference, Orlando, Florida

1/13/23

6.15 pm Esthesis Quartet at Zinc Bar as part of Winter Jazz Fest

10/14/22 - 10/23/22

Esthesis Quartet Midwest Tour with Dawn Clement, Emma Dayhuff and Tina Raymond

9/9/22

With the Vinny Golia Large Ensemble concert at Roulette

7/22/22-7/24/22

Elsa Nilsson, André B. Silva, Pablo Melo Alves at Ermo do Caos, Porto, Portugal, A Sala, Lisboa, Portugal with special guest Martin Sued and at Cosmos Cultural Center, Lisboa, Portugal with special Guest John O’Gallagher

5/18/22-5/21/22

Esthesis Quartet New York Album Release Tour

5/15/22

Album Release for Atlas Of Sound with Jon Cowherd and Chris Morrissey at Rockwood Music Hall, stage 2

3/24/22-3/29/22

Esthesis Quartet Colorado Tour

11/15/21 6.30-8.30

Elsa Nilsson, Sebastian Noelle, Matt Aronoff and Mark Ferber play The 55 Bar

6/16/21

with Rodrigo Recabarren, Jeff McLaughlin and Eduardo Belo

the 55 bar

4/22/21

Elsa Nilsson, Jon Cowherd and Chris Morrissey play music from the redwoods

Soapbox Gallery Live Stream

11/2/21

South By North East (Elsa Nilsson, Bam Bam Rodriguez and Rodrigo Recabarren) play “On The Pulse Of Morning”, a conversation with Maya Angelou.

Soapbox Gallery Live Stream

1/12/20

With Aubrey Johnson, Cesar Garabino, Edu Belo and Sergio Krakowski playing Brazilian music

the 55 bar

12/4/19

Darcy James Argues “DEKE” with Barbara Lee

Composers Now Presents Dialogues

National Opera Center

10/13/24

8:30 pm at Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, CA with Band of Pulses

11/23/24

7 pm at Lydia's Jazz Cafe in Stone Ridge, NY with Band of Pulses

12/5/24

7 pm at Aslan Brewing in Bellingham, WA

12/6/24

11 pm at Frankie's After Dark in Vancouver, BC

12/7/24

7:30 pm at Seattle Jazz Fellowship in Seattle, WA

3/7/25 - 3/28/25

Europe Tour, Details TBA

Select Past Shows

2/17/24

7 pm Band Of Pulses at Mid Atlantic Flute Convention

2/18/24

Band Of Pulses at Rhizome, DC

1/15/24

7 pm Band Of Pulses for Winter Jazz Fest at Nublu

1/15/24

Band of Pulses at Recoleta Jazz Festival in Santiago De Chile

11/11/23

Esthesis Quartet at The Nash

11/11/23

Lucia Spectacular at Nublu

12/9/23

Band Of Pulses in Ricoleta, Chile

10/6/23

7.30 Band Of Pulses “Pulses” Album Release at National Sawdust

10/18/23

7 and 9 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Black Cat, San Francisco, CA

10/19/23

6.30 - 10 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Libretto, Paso Robles, CA

10/20/23

7 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Underground Exchange, Ojai, CA

10/21/23

7.30 pm CMA New Jazz Works “Pulses” At Earshot Jazz Festival, Seattle, WA

5/24/23-5/30/23

Esthesis Quartet Sweden Tour

  • May 24th, Victoriateatern, Malmö, Sweden

  • May 25th, Nefertiti, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • May 29th, Jazz I Lerum, Lerum, Sweden

  • May 30th, Jazz i Halmstad, Halmstad, Sweden

6/22/23

Duo House Concert with Jovino Santos Neto.

5/6/23

Esthesis Quartet Mt Hood Jazz Festival

4/17/23

Ibeam with Pedro Melo Alves, Jacqueline Kerrod and João Grilo

4/22/23

Band Of Pulses presents “Pulses” at The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook, Long Island

4/9/23

Band Of Pulses at The Owl Music Parlor

1/7/23

Esthesis Quartet Jazz Education Network Conference, Orlando, Florida

1/13/23

6.15 pm Esthesis Quartet at Zinc Bar as part of Winter Jazz Fest

10/14/22 - 10/23/22

Esthesis Quartet Midwest Tour with Dawn Clement, Emma Dayhuff and Tina Raymond

9/9/22

With the Vinny Golia Large Ensemble concert at Roulette

7/22/22-7/24/22

Elsa Nilsson, André B. Silva, Pablo Melo Alves at Ermo do Caos, Porto, Portugal, A Sala, Lisboa, Portugal with special guest Martin Sued and at Cosmos Cultural Center, Lisboa, Portugal with special Guest John O’Gallagher

5/18/22-5/21/22

Esthesis Quartet New York Album Release Tour

5/15/22

Album Release for Atlas Of Sound with Jon Cowherd and Chris Morrissey at Rockwood Music Hall, stage 2

3/24/22-3/29/22

Esthesis Quartet Colorado Tour

11/15/21 6.30-8.30

Elsa Nilsson, Sebastian Noelle, Matt Aronoff and Mark Ferber play The 55 Bar

6/16/21

with Rodrigo Recabarren, Jeff McLaughlin and Eduardo Belo

the 55 bar

4/22/21

Elsa Nilsson, Jon Cowherd and Chris Morrissey play music from the redwoods

Soapbox Gallery Live Stream

11/2/21

South By North East (Elsa Nilsson, Bam Bam Rodriguez and Rodrigo Recabarren) play “On The Pulse Of Morning”, a conversation with Maya Angelou.

Soapbox Gallery Live Stream


1/12/20

With Aubrey Johnson, Cesar Garabino, Edu Belo and Sergio Krakowski playing Brazilian music

the 55 bar

12/4/19

Darcy James Argues “DEKE” with Barbara Lee

Composers Now Presents Dialogues

National Opera Center


 
 

““It was a solidly tantalizing, sensational, captivating experience that I definitely encourage others to hear.”

kai kiernan  |  the daily targum

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