Haukur Gröndal, Ingimar Andersen, Oskar Gudjonsson, Steinar Sigurdarson, Ragnar Agustsson, Kjartan Hakonarson, Snorri Sigurdarson, Ari Bragi Karason, Birkir Freyr Mattiasson, Samuel Jon Samuelsson, Kari Ragnarsson, Eythor Kolbeins, Leifur Jonsson, Helgi Helgason, Omar Gudjonsson, Ingi Skulason, David Jonsson
Influences
James Brown, Miles Davis, Ennio Morricone, Burt Bacharach, Isaac Hayes, Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, George Clinton and all the P-Funk movement, Herbie Hancock, Lalo Sciffrin, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Jazz, Funk, Afro Beat and Blaxploitation scores.
The Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band was originally formed in 2000 by Samúel for a set of live performances in Reykjavík. They play Samúels original funk/afro/jazz music. They released “Legoland” a live recording from their debut concert in 2000 that year and played at the Reykjavik Jazzfestival.
in 2007 the band was reformed for a new record called Fnykur (old Icelandic word for something stinky, smelly or funky) featuring 10 tracks of original funk and groove music.
Fnykur was released in Japan in 2008.
Samuel has since 1998 been one of leading members of the Icelandic funk unit JAGÚAR. The group has released 5 albums toured trough Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Zwiss, UK and USA including gigs at Londons Jazzcafe and The Summerstages festival in New York. In 2004 the band opened up for James Brown in Reykjavik.
Apart from working with Jaguar, Samuel has worked as an arranger and session man for various Icelandic artists such as Sigur Rós, Mugison, Reykjavík Big Band, Trabant, Mezzoforte, Tómas R. Einarsson and long list of local Icelandic act.
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Hello Samuel, Thanks so much for the Add. Your orchestra's playing is fine and your writing is very imaginative. Bravo!
We wish you the very best in your career. We hope you and your friends enjoy our music. It's a pleasure having you among our friends! Onward and Upward with Music! Thom & Lorry Gambino New York, New York
Fimmtudag 4 desember kl 22:00 mun hljómsveitin STEINI halda tónleika í tilefni af útgáfu þeirra breiðskífu,Human Comfort
Hér er komin út splunkuný plata frá Steina en eins og flestir muna eftir þá vann Steini Þorskastríð Cod Music árið 2008 og fékk í verðlaun útgáfusamning. Á plötunni sem heitir Human Comfort er að finna 12 lög og texta eftir Steina. Morgunbladid kallar platan "Heillandi gullaldarrokk" og gefir Steini 4 af 5 stjörnum!
Tónleikarnir verða haldnir í Glaumbar á Tryggvagata 20 og byrja þeir kl.22:00. Frítt inn!!
