Skúli Sverrisson & Óskar Guðjónsson

Friday, July 25th
SKÚLI SVERRISSON & ÓSKAR GUÐJÓNSSON
doors 19:30 / show 20:00
3.000kr / 2.500kr for students with ID

Don't miss the rare chance to hear a legendary duo of Icelandic music!

Skúli Sverrisson (b. 1966) is an Icelandic composer and bass guitarist. He has worked with musicians Wadada Leo Smith, Derek Bailey, Lou Reed, Jon Hassell, David Sylvian, Arto Lindsay, and composers Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and Hildur Guðnadóttir. Sverrisson is also known for his work as an artistic director for Ólöf Arnalds, recordings with Blonde Redhead and as a musical director for legendary performance artist Laurie Anderson. He co-founded the performance space Mengi.

Óskar Guðjónsson (b. 1974) is a versatile tenor saxophonist and has contributed significantly to the jazz-scene in Iceland. He sees music as his vocation, be it actively as a saxophone player or as a composer and discoverer of new talent, and is regarded by his colleagues as an incredible talent. «Óskar is one of those rare individuals, a unique improviser with a very personal sound that has carved his own space inside our universal language of music» (Jim Black).

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• This Saturday, 26th July, 08:00 pm, Jun Futamata / tech x copper in Reykjavík
• Next Wednesday, 30th July, 08:00 pm, Laglegt: spilað og spjallað in Reykjavík
• Next Thursday, 31st July, 08:00 pm, Ólöf Arnalds in Reykjavík

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