Having studied in Oslo with Sidsel Endresen and Steve Dobrogosz (NRK takes 1994) she is a graduate of Performing and educational jazz at the Norwegian Academy of Music (2000).

[1] She received her Master's degree (2008) in vocal improvisation the same place where she rest since 2002 has taught and now is associate professor.

Other collaborators have been Ingar Zach, No Spaghetti Edition, Helge Lien and Geir Lysne.

[3] Her own pop bands «Lisa & the Marias» consists of Jostein Ansnes (guitar), Sola Jonsen (drums), Erlend Smalås (bass) and Trygve Brøske (piano).

[4] In the duo «Quite Quiet Project» with Asbjørn Lerheim (guitar) she has from 2009 played music by Elvis and has record project Bugge Wesseltoft and Nils Petter Molvær.