SIGURÐUR FLOSASON
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, Third Stream, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, World Fusion, Progressive Big Band • Iceland

Jazz saxophonist from Iceland, born in 1964 from discogs Icelandic saxophonist Sigurdur Flosason started playing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention in his home country early on. He studied at The Reykjavik College of Music and graduated in 1983 with a Performance Diploma in classical saxophone. Further studies at Indiana University in the U.S. where he earned a Bachelor's degree in 1986 and a Master’s degree in 1988, in both jazz studies and classical saxophone. At Indiana he studied with jazz education guru David Baker and leading classical saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. Sigurdur continued his studies with George Coleman in New York during the winter 1988-89. After returning home in1989, Sigurdur emerged as one of Iceland’s most active jazz musicians, performing frequently at home and abroad. He has recorded over 20 CDs with a wide variety of jazz music; everything from his own compositions and jazz standards to experimental music and improvisational read more...