NQ Jazz // Ingi Bjarni Trio (ISL)

Ingi Bjarni Trio brings together three active musicians from Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The members of the trio are: Ingi Bjarni Skúlason from Iceland on piano, Bárður Reinert Poulsen (The Fjords, Espen Berg Trio) from the Faroe Islands on bass and Magnús Trygvason Eliassen (ADHD, amiina) from Iceland on drums. The trio has played at festivals like Nordic Jazz Comets, Jazzahead (clubnight), VetrarJazz, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Reykjavík Jazz Festival, and more.

Watch/Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=augCYwfxUbg

Their latest album “Fundur” is now out on New York-based label Dot Time Records. The music can be described as emotional, contemplative, and personal. The initial concept for the recording was the north. We looked to the north, north which is home for us, and we explored what could be found there. Did we find some connection to our roots? To describe what we have found; it is our own kind of folk music with the…