SUNNA GUNNLAUGS
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Jazz Related Soundtracks • Iceland

Born in Iceland 1970 and an ex patriot of Brooklyn, Sunna Gunnlaugs who is equally infl uenced by such American pianists as Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, and Scandinavians like Bobo Stenson and Jon Balke, has found a way to make music to which people on both sides of the Atlantic can relate. She has previously released 6 CDs and has toured extensively throughout the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. from www.sunnagunnlaugs.com Sunna Gunnlaugs grew up on a small peninsula called Seltjarnarnes not far from Reykjavik. She studied jazz in the USA, where she lived for a long period of time, got married to American drummer Scott McLemore, who became a member of her Trio, and finally returned to her homeland. Thus as a musician she represents two very different worlds and keeps mesmerising audiences and critics on both sides of the Atlantic. The idea of playing the piano didn’t appeal to her as a kid. read more...