Jon Pall Bjarnason was one of Iceland's best known Jazz guitarists. Born in Seydisfjordur in 1938, he moved to Reykjavik at an early age. Jon Pall lived and played in Sweden for 10 years, then moved to Los Angeles where he amongst other things played with Buddy Rich's big band. Bjarnason moved back to Iceland in 2000 where he tought and played until his death, August 16th 2015