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Reykjavik Jazz Festival

The following list of events are part of the Reykjavik Jazz Festival that will take place in the Nordic House only. For full program at all venues, please refer to the Reykjavik Jazz Festival's webpage.

You should expect a cover charge unless otherwise stated in the program.

Tickets can be bought here.


Monday 20th of August

19.00
Horft til framtíðar
Looking into the future. Short sets of up and coming talent. Free.

Tuesday 21st of August

22.00 (In the greenhouse)
Ife
Ife Tolention and co. Brazilian singer songwriter Ife Tolentino and friends offer a Latin American performance Mon-Fri.

Wednesday 22nd of August

22.00 (In the greenhouse)
Ife
Ife Tolention and co. Brazilian singer songwriter Ife Tolentino and friends offer a Latin American performance Mon-Fri.

Thursday 23rd of August

19.30
Hljómsveit Hófaljónanna
The Horse Orchestra is a collective of seven young improvisors from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland, who have matured in the fertile manure of the Copenhagen jazz scene.
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22.00 (In the greenhouse)
Ife
Ife Tolention and co. Brazilian singer songwriter Ife Tolentino and friends offer a Latin American performance Mon-Fri.

Friday 24th of August

 22.00 (In the greenhouse)
Ife
Ife Tolention and co. Brazilian singer songwriter Ife Tolentino and friends offer a Latin American performance Mon-Fri.

Monday 27th of August

19.30
Magnus Johannessen tríó
Faroese pianist Magnus Johannessen with his compatriot Mikael Blak on bass with Icelandic trumpeter Snorri Sigurðarson in a set of new music by Magnus.

Tuesday 28th of August

19.30
Scott McLemore Quintet
Drummer Scott McLemore presents his band in a release concert for his latest CD. Scott McLemore drums, Óskar Guðjónsson sax, Sunna Gunnlaugs piano, Andres Thor guitar/pedal steel, Robert Thorhallsson bass.

/Wednesday 29th of August

19.30
Defekt (FI) með Sigurði Rögnvaldssyni
DEFEKT's musical approach is based on intensive interaction and improvisation in the moment – yet keeping an open-minded surf attitude! Pauli Lyytinen (FIN) saxophones/EWI/effects, Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson (ICE) guitar/effects, Joonas Kuusisto (FIN) acoustic bass guitar, Øyvind Hegg-Lunde (NOR) drums.
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Friday 31th of August

20.00
Sink or swim – K Trio/Splashgirl
Splashgirl is a genre defying force. Their music has been compared to melting tar, decisive and hot. It is also vibrant and entertaining. Andreas Stensland Løwe (piano/lofi electronics), Jo Berger Myhre(doublebass/zither/tone generator) and Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød(drums/percussion/sounds).
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The local K Trio is an award winning trio that has taken part in the Reykjavik Jazz Festival since 2007. Saxophonist Toms Rudzinskis is their guest. Kristján Tryggvi Martinsson piano, Andri Ólafsson bass, Magnús Trygvason Elíassen drums.

  • 20.8.2012 - 24.8.2012
  • 27.8.2012
  • 28.8.2012 - 29.8.2012
  • 31.8.2012
  • 31.8.2012
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