Why does rain fall is the title of the new album Lars Jansson and Erik Söderlind present at Nefertiti on 11 December.

Over the years, pianist Lars Jansson and guitarist Erik Söderlind have developed an intuitive rapport and a shared melodic language. Different musical moments have now grown into thirteen original compositions that form a cohesive whole, spanning everything from hard-swinging bebop to romance and melancholy.

Those who have followed Lars Jansson and Erik Söderlind over the years may also recognise how Jansson has, to some extent, taken on the mentoring role once held by the legendary Kjell Öhman for Söderlind. In recent years, Söderlind himself has become both a mentor and a role model for many young jazz musicians. This also seems to have brought a more mature, reflective tone to his already celebrated guitar playing.

Erik Söderlind & Lars Jansson Quartet also features Paul Svanberg on drums and Olli Rantala on bass, replacing Niklas Fernqvist.