Ingi Bjarni Skúlason is an Icelandic pianist and composer who shapes his own poetics.It is his own kind of folk music with the freedom of expressiveness, and space for both lyrical and free improvisation. Playing with him in Ingi Bjarni Quintet are Hilmar Jensson on guitar, Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson on trumpet, Magnús Trygvason Eliassen on drums and Snorri Skúlason on bass.
Ingi Bjarni has released 7 albums with his music and toured both in Europe and Japan. Three of his albums have been nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards.In 2020, he was awarded as the most promising jazz artist in Iceland, and in 2024, he received the award for Jazz Composition of the Year. His work has received recognition and praise internationally and has been positively reviewed in a variety of media outlets.
“A suite of genre-bridging music of captivating poetic ambience,rooted in an overall subtlety of melodic figure and rhythmic interaction” Jazz Journal (UK)
“Hope is not simply an album; it is a quiet triumph, a testament to art’s enduring power to transform pain
into something truly luminous. Each note feels deliberately placed, building a narrative that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.”
All About Jazz (USA)
“In short,Ingi Bjarni is profiling himself as an improvising sound magician.” – Musiczine (BE)