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Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio Releases "Distilled" on Sunny Sky Records

Source: Scott McLemore
July 22, 2013

Her last album Long Pair Bond received 5 stars from the Austrian jazz magazine Concerto, among other stellar reviews from around the world. Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs set high expectations for the follow-up trio recording, Distilled, which was just released on Sunny Sky Records. There have already been some initial reviews. Blogger Stephan Moore from Jazz Wrap says it's “probably the brightest of all her releases to date." S. Victor Aaron of Something Else Reviews writes “This could have been ...

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New Album By An American Drummer In Iceland

Source: Scott McLemore
September 7, 2012

Scott McLemore, the American drummer living in Iceland has a new album. Remote Location features a quintet of Icelandic musicians, including Sunna Gunnlaugs on piano, saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson (known for his work with Mezzoforte, Søren Dahl Jeppesen and Skúli Sverrison), guitarist Andrés Thor and bassist Róbert Thórhallsson. The album is a collection of original music that revolves around three chapters in McLemore's life, or rather the three places he has lived: Virginia, New York and Iceland. The songs are filled ...

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Pre-Release Deal For "Remote Location" By Scott Mclemore

Source: Scott McLemore
August 5, 2012

An American drummer living in Iceland, Scott McLemore has a new album. “Remote Location" features a quintet of Icelandic musicians, including Sunna Gunnlaugs on piano, Óskar Guðjónsson (known for his work with Mezzoforte and Skúli Sverrison), guitarist Andrés Thor and bassist Róbert Thórhallsson. The CD will be released on the Reykjavik Jazz Festival, August 28th, but until then it is available for pre-order exclusively from Bandcamp, including an immediate download of the album and a 5 page pdf of extended ...

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Pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs releases new album at the London Jazz Festival

Source: Scott McLemore
October 23, 2011

Icelandic jazz pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is releasing a new trio album on November 12th at the London Jazz Festival. However, the digital release will be Nov. 11. That is, 11/11/11 at 11:11pm EST. It was just too good to resist. With her on the album is her long-time cohort Scott McLemore on drums and fellow Icelander bassist Thorgrimur Jonsson. The material is predominantly originals by all 3 musicians, with the exception of one piece by Rufus Wainwright and one by ...

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New album: Icelandic organ trio plays Monk

Source: Scott McLemore
February 19, 2011

On an island in the north Atlantic, there is an organ trio playing all kinds of music, and they are releasing a CD to share it with the world. Iceland-based ASA Trio's first studio album is Plays the Music of Thelonious Monk. The digital release is today, but CD's are available for pre-order which includes an immediate download. The trio (guitarist Andres Thor, organist Agnar Magnusson and drummer Scott McLemore) has been a working unit for over 5 years, and ...

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