Elena Smon Wolay

Elena Wolay is a music journalist, lecturer, and curator for concerts and exhibitions. Since 2011, she has been running the platform ‘Jazz Är Farligt’ (‘Jazz Is Dangerous’) and has been described as one of the driving forces behind Sweden’s alternative music scene. Currently, Wolay works as a music and literature coordinator for the City of Malmö. Her recent curator projects include ‘Sun Ra’ at Mellanrummet, Malmö Konsthall (2021), Åke Hodell, Malmö Konsthall (2022), and Åke Hodell’s ‘220 Volt Buddha’ at Kalmar Art Museum (2022), as well as participating as an artist in the group exhibition ‘File under freedom’ at Bergen Kunsthall in 2022 and serving as a curator for the music program at Uppsala Art Museum (2022-2023). Wolay’s activities and practice involve in-depth research into music that touches upon the unexpected, raw, and interdisciplinary.