Skúli Sverrisson
Skúli Sverrisson (born October 23, 1966 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic jazz bassist .
Skúli studied bass and composition with Jón Sigurðsson in Iceland and made his first recordings in 1984 with the group Pax Vobis . From 1987 to 1991 he studied at Berklee College of Music . During that time he worked with musicians such as Bob Moses , Danilo Pérez , Wolfgang Muthspiel and Mino Cinelu . With Carsten Tiedemann he founded the group Mo Boma , with which he recorded four albums.
From 1991 to 1996 he toured with guitarist Allan Holdsworth . He then worked u. a. with Derek Bailey , Peter Brötzmann , Tim Berne , John Lurie , Chris Speed , Laurie Anderson , Wadada Leo Smith and Naná Vasconcelos and recorded a CD with Anthony Burr and a duo album with the Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson .
With Chris Speed , Brad Shepik and Jim Black , Skúli forms the quartet Pachora .
Discographic notes
- Seremony , 1997
- Skúli Sverrisson & Hilmar Jensson Kjar , 1997
- Seria , 2007
- Seria ll , 2010
- Skúli Sverrisson & Óskar Guðjónsson The Box Tree , 2012
With Pachora
- Pachora , 1997
- Unn , 1999
- Ast , 2002
- Astereotypical , 2003
Web links
- Skúli Sverrisson on Allmusic (English)
- Short biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skúli Sverrisson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sverrisson, Skúli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |