Lars Jansson (born 1951, Örebro) is a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and educator whose lyrical, melodic style sits firmly in the Nordic jazz tradition. His trio has been one of Scandinavia's most celebrated jazz ensembles for decades, and the group has toured extensively in Europe and Japan. In 1998 he became Denmark's first jazz professor, based in Aarhus, and in 2001 he received a Danish Grammy for the album Hope. In 2022 the Royal Swedish Academy of Music awarded him its Jazz Prize for his contribution as a pianist, composer and renewer of the piano trio format.
Lars Jansson released the single 'Oh, Jaco!' in 2025, his most recent release on Spotify.
Lars Jansson performed at Christians Kirke in Copenhagen alongside Sinne Eeg and Hans Ulrik in July 2025.
A new Lars Jansson album was released in 2024, listed on Spotify alongside the 2023 single 'Oh, Jaco!'.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music awarded Jansson its Jazz Prize in November 2022 for his work as a jazz musician, composer and renewer of the piano trio tradition.
Jansson performed with the UNIT ensemble, a collaboration spanning nearly 20 years, in concerts across Sweden.
