Väsen at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Name: Väsen at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Start: 2026-02-22T19:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-22T22:30:00-08:00
Location: Kuumbwa Jazz

Schedule

Sun Feb 22 2026 at 07:30 pm to 10:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Kuumbwa Jazz | Santa Cruz, CA

The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay welcomes the acclaimed Swedish virtuoso duo Väsen in concert at Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Sunday, February 22 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets: celticsociety.org
Celtic Society members take $3 off
Väsen-Duo, Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson have, after 37 years of interaction and touring, refined their sound and their stage presence to a unique and vibrant musical presentation. With their playful and perfect interplay, they seem to defy the laws of physics in what appears to be a telepathic communication between masters of Swedish Folk. We are thrilled to bring this dynamic duo back to the Kuumbwa.
The music is intense and full of humor. They create their very own musical language which in its appeal is as modern as it is ancient. With the foundation firmly rooted in the traditional music of Uppland, they have always looked curiously at new musical goals.
Olov & Micke have played together since 1983 when they met at Oktoberstämman in Uppsala and discovered that they had a large common repertoire and a similar way of playing. It turned out that Micke had learned from Ivar Tallroth in Uppsala and Olov had learned from Curt Tallroth in Harbo. They had been introduced to the rich Bohlin / Tallroth tradition by the two brothers. Olov & Micke started playing intensively together and released their first recording, "Det rister i Örat," in 1985. They have played an incredible amount together over the years in Väsen. Now they go on adventures among old fine musicians, stories and trad tunes and at the same time they continue to break new ground. They perform on a variety of stringed instruments, including a silverbasharpa, oktavharpa, three-rowed Nyckelharpa, violoncello da spalla and a blue electric viola.
Their 19th album Vagor, is about to be released.
For more info, sights and sounds, visit http://www.vasen.se
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay has its origins in 1989 when it was formed to provide opportunities for local musicians and promote Celtic music and culture around the Monterey Bay. In the early 90’s, Bob Breheney took it to a new level by bringing many great international Celtic music stars to play in our area. Now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a large membership, the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay has a reputation for bringing the best of Celtic music from across the globe to our area.