Jakop Janssønn (b.1986) is a drummer and composer from Tromsø, the North of Norway. 
 He is one of the most in-demand musicians and composers of his generation in Norway and is contributing in many different bands in the Norwegian and Saami music scene. He has a bachelor and masters degree in jazz-perfomance at the Norwegian Academy of Music and a one year diploma in composition at the same academy. 
 His main projects at the moment is being part of Marja Mortensson’s trio and his own band, Bricoleur. 
 In 2019 Marja Mortensson, Daniel Herskedal and Jakop Janssønn got the Norwegian Grammy for the album Mojhtestasse - Cultural Heirlooms in the genre traditional/folk music 
 Jakop has figured in fifteen albums, produced albums, written comissioned music for festivals, short films, documentaries and full-length features, toured and played at a vast amount of festivals in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Poland, Germany, Angola, Russia, Kazakhstan, France, South Africa and the Czech Republic and played with a horde of great artists.