Bridging the Brooklyn-Reykjavik jazz divide...
... with European elegance and a fiery New York drive.
Upcoming Shows
Jun 13Virginia Beach, VAFellowship of the Inner Light7:30pm
Jun 17Washington D.C.House of Sweden7:00pm
Jun 18Brooklyn, NYDouglas Street Music Collective9:15pm
More US dates coming soon!
News
Wednesday Night on WHRV 89.5 in Norfolk, VA
Tune in Wednesday, June 10th at 9:15pm EST to hear me on WHRV with Jae Sinnett. Listen online here. Sorry, but this was cancelled due to technical difficulties. My thanks to Jae for promoting the Virginia Beach concert on his program.
Interviewed in Veer Magazine
You can read an interview with me on VeerMag.com where I give some insight into my latest recording and talk about my upcoming performances in the US leading up to my next recording in NY.
I'm really looking forward to playing with Jimmy Masters, Loren Stillman and Eivind Opsvik... and riding the F train again.
2 New Free Downloads
Two tunes from a recent concert at Vonarsalur in Reykjavík is available for download on my Bandcamp page. These are availabe to newsletter subscribers only. If you didn't sign up via Bandcamp you will have to enter your email again, but don't worry it won't duplicate your subscription.
Dedication from Stuttgart
"Have You Ever Been To Iceland?" is the name of a track on bassist Thomas Rotter's new CD "Traumzeit" which in the liner notes is dedicated to yours truly. Thanks Thomas. I'm flattered and honored. Nice CD too. I recommend it to all my listeners.
I met Thomas at one of my shows in Germany and we have stayed in touch ever since. You could stop by his website too, if you were so inclined.
Last.fm
I recently became a subscriber of Last.fm and I'm really digging it. Of course, you can also use it for free without a subscription. Stop by and check out my artist page there.
Bandcamp page is up
Head on over to my new Bandcamp page to download any of my CDs, plus there are free downloads like this unreleased version of my tune Anima (featuring Loren Stillman, Eivind Opsvik and Scott McLemore) which was recorded for Icelandic TV at the end of a European tour. All of my music on Bandcamp is available in 8 different formats including CD quality aiff or wav files!
Download Giveaway Contest Winners
Congratulations to Brian in Rensselaer, John in Ottawa, Sam in Springfield, Agusta in Brussels, Richard in Middletown, Stephen in Orleans, Craig in San Jose, Amy in Brooklyn, Richard in Putney and Kazuhiko in Hirosaki. These were the first 10 people to subscribe to my new newsletter (via the "Mailing List" form in the right column) and won a free download of "Songs from Iceland" from Digstation.com. If anyone mentioned above has had problems with your download code please contact me at sunna[at]sunnagunnlaugs.com.
Virginian Pilot
I was very fortunate to have this Virginian Pilot article written about a concert that I did while visiting Virginia Beach, VA. Thanks to writer Jeff Maisey and also to all the wonderful people who came to the show! Read the article.
Favorite Press Quotes
"Fine musicians seem to be among Iceland's most visible exports these days, and pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is proof that jazz is as much a part of the picture as the pop of Björk or Sigur Ros." —Time Out New York
There are lots of quotes, reviews and interviews from press in USA and Europe available for your reading pleasure on my Reviews page.
Videos
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Here's my trio playing a recent composition "Bump" at the newest jazz club in Reykjavik (under Caffe Cultura), featuring Toggi Jónsson on bass and Scott McLemore on drums. |
Here's a short clip of the trio Frisell Projekt rehearsing downstairs in our little storage/music room. Me, Robbi Thorhallsson - bass, and Scott McLemore - drums. The group was formed to pay tribute to the music of guitarist Bill Frisell, but to do so without using a guitar as to put more emphasis on the compositions and avoid mimicry. To hear live recordings of this band goto our MySpace page. |