AARHUS JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 13 - 20 2024

smiling LIS (SWE/UK) - Photo:

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smiling LIS (SWE/UK)

20:00

M&C
50
smiling LIS (voc, live prod.)

Smiling LIS Combines R&B, Hip-Hop, Futuristic Sounds, and Lo-Fi Beats

Hailing from Stockholm and London, ambidextrous producer-artist smiling LIS (aka Liselotte Östblom) blurs the lines of alternative R&B, Hip-Hop, and experimental soundscapes.

LIS combines multi-layered harmonies, futuristic sounds, and poetic lo-fi beats to frame her soulful vocals, which are at the heart of her live productions with loops, beat-making, and extensive improvisation. Picked up by jazz giants like Gregory Hutchinson on the album DA BANG (2023), produced by Karriem Riggins, she has also collaborated with drummer Robert "Sput" Searight (Kendrick Lamar, Snarky Puppy), Aaron The Bassist, Sly5thAve, Yaahn "Hunter", Doobie Powell, and various British jazz artists.

Her solo shows have been featured at the Stockholm Jazz Festival and her debut mixtape PROPHECY was released in 2023, catching the attention of EARMILK and SOMEWHERE SOUL.

The world of smiling LIS intersects fashion, visuals, and performance, often interacting with audiences via extensive solo sets involving live looping, scat, spoken word, and virtuoso vocals.

“LIS delivers a sublime and soul-grabbing melodic performance ripe with layered airy harmonies, swelling vocal passages, and trippy sound effects that exude a psychedelic feel.” 

-EARMILK


Organizer
Papirlageret
22 82 41 41
Co-Organizer
IcyTheFuture Records
Info/Ticket
Cover charge 50 DKK
Billet købes i døren fra kl.19:30. Entrépris er for hele aftenen.

Aarhus Jazz Festival

Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3

DK-8000 Aarhus C