ArtistInfo

Jacques Werup

voc, ts, *1945 SE, Malmö
Singer / Musician / Composer of
A.k.a. Jacques Tore Werup

Jacques Werup, born January 14, 1945 in Malmö, is a Swedish musician, author, poet, stage artist and screenwriter. Werup's poetry is often associated to jazz. He was a childhood friend of Mikael Wiehe and Göran Skytte and had his first novel published in 1971. He has co-written many songs with long-time collaborator and composer Michael Saxell for various projects including Gör mig lite levande which is a CD and nationwide stage show with Swedish singer Lill Lindfors and En känsla av ljus, which is a concert Werup and Saxell wrote and performed with Mats Ronander and Benneth Fagerlund. Werup now lives in Ystad.

Instruments

• Vocals
• Tenor sax
• Flute
• Alto sax
• Clarinet

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Folk
• World
• Rock

Plays With