Mikael Máni Trio (IS)

Where: Klingran
Duration: 60 min

4-time nominee for the Icelandic Music Awards, Reykjavík born and bred guitarist and composer Mikael Máni made his name with his debut release entitled ‘Bobby’ (a concept album citing the life experiences of controversial chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer). It gained play time on BBC 3 & 6, Icelandic and French national radio, and his most streamed song from the record has gained more than 1.000.000 streams on Spotify. His sophomore album Nostalgia Machine delved deeper into his musical landscape.

Although loosely categorized as jazz, Mikael describes his music as ‘Jarm’ – a subtle blend of jazz, rock, and impressionism. He aims to balance his work making it accessible and demanding, while listeners will be stimulated intellectually and emotionally. The album got praise from Cerys Matthews; was chosen jazz record of the year in the Icelandic paper Morgunblaðið, and was nominated for the Kraumur Awards.

Mikael Máni (guitar), Matteo Mazzù (bass), Magnús Trygvason Elíassen (drums, vibraphone)

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