Monica Dominique (born 1940 in Västerås) is a Swedish jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader trained at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Active since the 1960s, she co-founded the group Solar Plexus in 1969 and has collaborated with artists ranging from Monica Zetterlund and Carla Bley to Hasse & Tage and Povel Ramel. She composed the long-running theme for the Swedish TV news programme Rapport, wrote big band suites and choral works, and was inducted into the Swedish Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
Monica Dominique received the Anders Sandrew Foundation merit grant for 2026, awarded at a ceremony at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm on 11 May.
Monica Dominique and organist Andreas Hellkvist completed a mini-tour with stops in Uppsala, Grängesberg, Leksand and Söderhamn in May 2026.
Monica Dominique was also awarded the Musikföreningen Stockholm grant for 2026.
The SVT documentary 'Musikmakarna' by Tom Alandh, portraying Monica and Carl-Axel Dominique, aired on SVT1 on 3 January 2024.
The 1980 trio album 'Tillägnan' was released digitally, making it available on streaming platforms for the first time.
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Jazz pianist Monica Dominique and vocalist Tina Ahlin perform together in quartet format at Blackbird in Uppsala.
concert19:00Monica Dominique and Tina Ahlin Quartet perform jazz at Biohuset in Mariefred.
concert19:00Monica Dominique and Tina Ahlin Quartet perform swinging music from traditional songs to jazz, with guests from Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.