Nordic Cool 2013: Sunna Gunnlaugs Trio
Proclaimed an "impressive newcomer" by the Village Voice, Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs and her Trio bridge the Brooklyn/Reykjavik jazz divide by combining the elegance of the European approach with a fiery New York drive.
- Fri., Mar. 8, 2013
- Terrace Gallery
- 75 minutes
- $25.00
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About
For the duration of Nordic Cool 2013, the Terrace Gallery will become the Cool Club, an extension of the Nordic Design Illustrated exhibition. The Cool Club will feature the iconic Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chairs, on loan from Fritz Hansen, the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., and Furniture from Scandinavia, and a new curtain made from fabric by Marimekko.
Proclaimed an "impressive newcomer" by the Village Voice, Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs and her Trio bridge the Brooklyn/Reykjavik jazz divide by combining the elegance of the European approach with a fiery New York drive. Gunnlaugs's influences include American pianists such as Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, as well as Scandinavian musicians Bobo Stenson and Jon Balke. Her playing is "firm yet pliant, moving from fragile vulnerability to robust power" and encompasses "musical depth that doesn't sacrifice inherent accessibility" (All About Jazz).
Part of Nordic Cool 2013.
Performance Timing: 75 minutes, with no intermission.
News and Reviews
Resources
- About Jazz at the Kennedy Center
- About KC Jazz Club at the Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center Jazz is made possible through the generous support of Carolyn and Bill Powers.
Nordic Cool 2013 is presented in cooperation with
and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Presenting Underwriter
HRH Foundation
Festival Co-Chairs
The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, and Barbro Osher
Major support is provided by the Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter,
Mrs. Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Dr. Glen Nelson, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation,
David M. Rubenstein, and the State Plaza Hotel.
International Programming at the Kennedy Center is made possible through the generosity of the
Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.
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