Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir
The rising jazz star singing and playing the piano.
About the video
- Published online 11 February 2022.
- The video is approximately one hour and 30 minutes.
- Subtitles in English and Swedish is activated by using the CC control in the video player.
Anna Gréta is one of the most interesting young discoveries of Nordic Jazz. Sophisticated piano craftsmanship meets a haunting voice and multifaceted songwriting. She combines elements from jazz, pop and folk and thus creates a Nordic sound that her native Iceland gave her from childhood.
On her critically acclaimed debut album Nightjar in a northern Sky, on the prestigious German label ACT, Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir creates a unique mix of intimacy and elegance. The title is a metaphor for the Scandinavian expanse, tranquility and the close connection between people and nature.
Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir a multiple award-winning rising star. She received the Swedish Monica Zetterlund Award in 2019 and played at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in 2020. She debuted at the Konserthuset Stockholm with her own trio during the pandemic in March 2021, in a livestreamed concert without audience.
This time, she is joined by an Icelandic-Swedish quartet.
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The music
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir The Tunnel
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Like a River
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Mountain
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Falling Down
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Home
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Ray of Sun
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Sleepless
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Nightjar in the Northern Sky
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Waiting Never Ends
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Carry Me Across the Sky
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Blue Streams
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir Stay with Love
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Encore: Leonard Bernstein/Betty Comden/Adolph Green Some Other Time
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Participants
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Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir piano/vocals
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Sigurdur Flosason saxophone
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Hilmar Jensson guitar
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Johan Tengholm double bass
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Konrad Agnas drums
