Cathrine Legardh is a Nordic jazz vocalist and composer based in Copenhagen.

Her music is deeply rooted in nature, with many of her songs written outdoors in the forests along the North Coast of Sealand.

She has been nominated several times at the Jazz Music Awards, most recently in Iceland in 2024.

 

Legardh sings mainstream jazz as well as Nordic and original music in Danish and Swedish. 
She also leads, composes and arranges music for multiple vocal ensembles. 

She is currently putting the finishing touches on Forårshåb (Hope of Spring), a new album of original music and carefully curated Nordic songs, to be released in March 2027 on Exlibris Musik.

 

 

 

‘Extremely charming and extremely characteristic…’ ♥♥♥♥♥ POLITIKEN (DK) 

  ‘Personal and versatile, absolutely enchanting. There is something wonderfully captivating about Legardh’s voice” JAZZSPECIAL (DK)

‘She sings with intonation like a bell, faultless judgment of timing and speech-rhythms, and
diction like spring water… Legardh has an unforced, unpushy way…’ LONDONJAZZ (UK)

‘Från första lyssning är jag såld!’
**** ORKESTERJOURNALEN (SE)

‘Legardh’s frasing and interpretation is very distinct and very captivating in a beautiful musical co-work with Flosason’ INFORMATION (DK)

‘Quite authentic – lyrical, romantic and clever, especially the Danish songs have their roots in the old Nordic tradition’ ***** BERLINGSKE (DK) 

‘A wonderful voice – nasal, sensitive, unique.’
RUMORE (ITA)

‘Hip sophistication balanced by Nordic sparseness… An attractive voice reminiscent of 
Abbey Lincoln and also with a girlish
sadness of Billie Holiday.’ 
CADENCE MAGAZINE (US)