Eva Björkner
Ph.D 

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Fields of interest:

  • The singing voice
  • The influence of subglottal pressure on the voice source
  • Differences between singing styles in terms of  - the acoustics, voice source  conditions, muscular- & aerodynamical forces, posture, etc.

KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
TMH - Dept of Speech, Music and Hearing

Contact information:

Lindstedtsv. 24
100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Work phone: +46 706 204720
Email:bjorkner@kth.se

In other countries:
2003 - 2006 at TKK - Finland


2006 Apr - Oct at the Music Techn Research group -Univ of York



Music

Eva started early singing jazz, in smaller groups as well as Big Band vocalist, and has during the years worked with musicians like Little Mike, Roger Pontare, Svante Thureson, Putte Wickman, and Hayate Kafe.

When she moved to Stockholm in 1993, Eva was one of the members starting up Pomperipossa Band, a 14 female jazz/pop/soul coverband where she alternated on lead vocals, backing vocals, flute and alto saxophone. Some highlights with the band are listed below

Eskilstuna Jazz Club, Eskilstuna, 1994-06-01
Mosebacke, Stockholm - 1995-05-21, 1996-03-16, and 1996-04-19
Stockholm Water Festival, 1995-08-11
Restaurangernas Dag, Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, 1997-06-06 and 1998-06-04
Jazzklubben i Lindesberg, 1999-03-13
Sommarnöjet Örebro, Swedish Television, 1999-07-29
Silja Line's New Year Celebration 2000, 2001 and 2002
Stockholm Pride, Stockholm, 2003-07-30 


At the moment Eva plays with Patrik Skantze and the Free Souls Society, where she alternates on lead vocals, backing vocals and flute. Their first album and Patrik's second - "Fiction at First View" was released in 2006, and an EP is released in the beginning of 2007.

She also write some music of her own and in the studio together with multi-musician Jörgen Palm they grow.


Being outdoors
- is a desire that grows every year. Taking long walks, hiking, bicicling, ice skating on lakes (!), skiing, running and lately playing golf.


Motorcycle - a 1984 Suzuki 750  ES


Updated 15.01.2007 Maintained by Eva Björkner