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Book: The History of European Jazz

Chapter: 12. Iceland

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.33240

Blurb:

Early jazz in Reykjavík; Jazz on the radio: wartime; The post-war years and the first all-
Icelandic jazz band; Gunnar Ormslev; The bebop generation; Classical and rock; The revolution; A new generation; Around the turn of the century; The jazz scene; Listening guide; Bibliography; Websites in English;

Chapter Contributors

  • Vernhardur Linnet (linnet@simnet.is - vlinnet) 'Independent Scholar'