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Musician

Skúli Sverrisson is an Icelandic composer and bassist residing in New York City. Over the past two decades, bass guitarist-composer Skuli Sverrisson has worked with a veritable who’s who of the experimental world, from free jazz legends (Wadada Leo Smith, Derek Bailey) to music icons (Lou Reed, Jon Hassel, David Sylvian, Arto Lindsey) and composers (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Johann Johannsson and Hildur Gudnadottir). Sverrisson is also known for his work as an artistic director for Olof Arnalds (Innundir Skinni, Vid og Vid), recordings with Blonde Redhead and as a musical director for legendary performance artist Laurie Anderson.

Album

Along the Low Road

By Gustaf Ljunggren

Label: April Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Lille Skotland; Stevelen; Along the Low Road; Letters Melting; Summer Passing Letting Go; Tillfrisknandet; Nine Again; Along the Low Road (Reprise); Quercian Motto; Here And Not Here.

Album

For All Your Flowers

By Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell

Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Thank You For Taking Me There And Back; A Little Closer; Nowhere To Go; Further Down The Road; Here We Are; For All Your Flowers; Always Late, Always Listening; Baby; Please Continue; Behind The Mountain.

Song of the Day

For All Your Flowers

November 28, 2026

Album: For All Your Flowers
By Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell
Label: Newvelle Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 3:32

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Skúli Sverrisson With Bill Frisell And More

by Bob Osborne
August 6, 2026

This playlist traverses a wide spectrum of sound, moving seamlessly from intimate, reflective duets and delicate chamber-like compositions to the expansive energy of full ensembles and avant-garde explorations. Whether you are looking for moments of quiet introspection, intricate harmonic interplay, or adventurous sonic textures, these tracks represent a vibrant cross-section of today's creative musicians pushing the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Virginia MacDonald, Andre Bachleda, Ben Wolfe, Milena Granci & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
July 2, 2026

The 127th episode is a regular edition dedicated to jazz releases from May 2026. This month's selection showcases the remarkable diversity of today's scene, bringing together established voices and emerging artists from Europe, North America, Australia and beyond. The programme flows through contemporary jazz, improvised music, ambient textures and genre-crossing projects that expand the language of ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

A Wind For All Seasons

by Dan Bilawsky
February 5, 2026

There is something positively elemental in the artistry of Martin Wind. Beyond being one of the music's premier bassists, he is a creatively driven composer and leader--a seemingly bottomless font of expression in action--and his work most certainly represents the breadth, and breath, carried in his name. One minute he's conjuring a Brazilian Nordeste with buoyant ...

Album

north

By Brian Ales

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Shutter Speed; No Poetry; International Arrivals; Always Together/Always Gone; Like Vast; Candy Color Questions; Sad Man Club

Article: Album Review

Believers: Hard Believer

Read "Hard Believer" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
August 13, 2025

Veterano della scena downtown newyorchese (da ricordare almeno il Dave Douglas Tiny Bell Trio, il quartetto Pachora con Jim Black, Chris Speed e Skuli Sverrisson, le collaborazioni con Carla Bley's Escalator Over the Hill, Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra, le registrazioni con Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band o il Paradox Trio con Matt Darriau, Rufus Cappadocia e ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

David Bowie Jazzed: Ten Essential Bowie Covers

by Ian Patterson
August 28, 2024

One of the measures of a great artist is the number of covers they have inspired. Covers of David Bowie songs are not in short supply; Blondie, The White Stripes, The Cure, Philip Glass, Nirvana, Bauhaus, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name just a handful, have all paid homage to ...