Richard Andersson NOR ásamt Anne Efternøler - Múlinn Jazzklúbbur

Harpa | Björtuloft

Richard Andersson NOR ásamt Anne Efternøler - Múlinn Jazzklúbbur

Richard Andersson NOR ásamt Anne Efternøler - Múlinn Jazzklúbbur

Harpa | Björtuloft, Austurbakki 2, 101 Reykjavík Directions

Tue 21.07.2026 20:00

ISK 5200.00
Tickets / Registration
ISK 5200.00
Tickets / Registration

With a clear and sensitive musical voice shaped by Nordic melancholy and a carefully measured volcanic temperament, award-winning bassist Richard Andersson’s Danish-Icelandic trio NOR has captivated audiences across Scandinavia through more than 100 performances over the past decade.

The trio now joins forces with trumpeter Anne Efternøler, whose deeply personal sound and poetic sense of storytelling open new pathways within NOR’s distinctive musical landscape. Together, the quartet explores a rich and evocative repertoire where lyrical improvisation, atmospheric soundscapes, and strong melodic narratives meet. Alongside bandleader Andersson, NOR features two of Iceland’s leading jazz musicians, saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson (ADHD, Jakob Bro, Mezzoforte) and drummer Matthías MD Hemstock.

Built around compositions by Andersson and Guðjónsson, NOR released it's debut album "Nor" in 2017, followed by "The Six of Us" in 2018. Both recordings received critical acclaim in Denmark and internationally. The jazz magazine Salt Peanuts described the trio as “a tight unit, with a strong, emphatic interplay, as of a close family but of the Scandinavian kind, well-behaved, quiet and gentle.”

Their critically acclaimed album "Undo" (2023), nominated for a Danish Music Award Jazz, featured the distinctive guitar work of Hilmar Jensson and further established NOR as one of the most compelling voices on the Nordic jazz scene.

With Anne Efternøler’s expressive trumpet adding a new dimension to the group’s sound, audiences can expect an intimate, immersive, and highly memorable concert experience. As Salt Peanuts wrote of Efternøler, she is “a trumpeter with an expression that goes straight to the heart.”

Anne Efternøler, trumpet

Óskar Guðjónsson, saxophone

Richard Andersson, bass

Matthías MD Hemstock, drums

The concert starts at 20 @ Björtuloft, Harpa Concert House. Tickets ISK 5200.

Performers

  • Nor
    Nor
  • Anne Efternøler
    Anne Efternøler

    Trumpet player and composer Anne Efternøler is a strong voice in the field of creative, genre-less music. Based in Copenhagen Anne Efternøler appears on scenes around scandinavia with a remarkable sound and an intense musical pressence.

  • Richard Andersson
    Richard Andersson

    Richard Andersson (b. Oct. 1982) is a Danish/Faroese/Icelandic bass player and composer based in Copenhagen where he is known as "one of the most interesting characters of the Danish jazz scene" (Iver Rod/Gaffa Music Magazine).

    Andersson grew up in a musical family but never showed much interest in music until the age of 14 when his life was turned upside down after a fireworks accident that cost him his sight.

    Now, around 20 years later, Richard Andersson has gained great recognition for his work as a composer and bass player in the modern jazz field. He has released five albums as a bandleader with Danish and international musicians such as Kasper Tranberg (DK), Jesper Zeuthen (DK), Peter Bruun (DK), George Garzone (US), Jerry Bergonzi (US), Ra-Kalam Bob Moses (US), RJ Miller (US), Bill McHenry (US), Jacob Anderskov (DK), Tony Malaby (US), Rogerio Boccato (BZ) and Sullivan Fortner (US).

    Also Andersson can be found in collaborations with musicians such as Rudi Mahall (DE), Oskar Gudjonsson (IS), Tomas Franck (S), Kresten Osgood (DK), Henrik Walsdorff (DE), Jeff "Tain" Watts (US), Jerry Bergonzi (US), Sigurdur Flossason (IS), Matthias Hemstock (IS).

  • Matthías MD Hemstock

    Drummer and member of the quartet MOVE.