JENS KOCH - BANJO PLAYER
"Jens is a solid banjo player, always fun to hear!"
- Ron Block of Alison Krauss & Union Station
"Sällan har jag mött en musiker som har sån kärlek till sitt instrument. Och som dessutom fått gåvan att spela det så bra. (Lite störande är att han dessutom är en vacker karl). Vissa har det."
- Bo Kasper Sundström
"Jens is a driving banjo player with taste to match... Do yourself a favor and make an opportunity to lend him your ears... I look forward to hearing what come next from his musical development."
- Frank Solivan of Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Jens Koch, Banjo player | Stockholm, Sweden
Hi!
I'm a banjo player. I'm based in Stockholm, Sweden. It all started when my uncle introduced me to an LP with Flatt & Scruggs at the age of 11. I remember being floored by the banjo sound and the energy in the music. I was changed forever. Growing up and learning to play the banjo in Sweden where banjo playing isn't that common was a bit of a challenge and required me to go west and get more inspiration. So at the age of 14, I had saved up for a ticket and took my banjo and went to the USA for the first time. Since then I've had the pleasure return many times and I've enjoyed playing music with people around the world in various bands and configurations. I love it. The band G2 was my main gig between 2005 and 2016 and we got to play many incredible venues around the US and Europe and made amazing memories. These days I enjoy doing freelance live and studio work with my banjo. I also teach banjo lessons out of my home in Stockholm, Sweden. Feel free to drop me a line at jkbanjo@gmail.com. I love to help!
Cheers!​
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/Jens
Photo by: Johan Lygrell
Get in touch with me
I'm happy to hear from you! For studio recordings, live shows etc please email me at jkbanjo@gmail.com or call me at +46728552994.
Thanks,
Jens
NEWS
TOGETHER FOR A BETTER DAY
IN STOCKHOLM, DEC 7 2023
DAN TYMINSKI is a hero of mine and it was an absolute honor to share the stage with him playing HEY BROTHER at Avicii Arena in Stockholm. Dan is a master and a class act man. I was happy to bring along my buddies Erik Igelström on mandolin and Jimmy Sunnebrandt on fiddle.
As a bonus, we had some great fun jamming backstage!