Jónas Sen (born 1962) is an Icelandic pianist,[1] music critic for Fréttablaðið,[2][3] composer[4][5] and TV host.[6]

He was the keyboard player in Björk’s band, which was on a world tour in 2007 and 2008.[7] In 2011 Björk and Jónas arranged all the Biophilia songs for keyboard instruments, which were released on the iPad and iPhone versions of Biophilia.[8][9]

Jónas has hosted several TV programs for RÚV, The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, about music in Iceland. These include 12 programs about Icelandic instrumentalists (Tíu fingur),[10] broadcast in 2006, eight programs about Icelandic singers (Átta raddir),[11] which were broadcast in 2011 and Tónspor, broadcast in 2012.[12] His TV program about Gunnar Kvaran, a well known cellist in Iceland, was aired in December 2012.

Discography

Jónas Sen

Versations Tetralogia

Langt fyrir utan ystu skóga

  • 2011 - New arrangements of songs by Björk, performed with Icelandic singer Ásgerður Júníusdóttir. The album also features songs by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson and Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Iceland Review Online - New Releases of Icelandic Albums, May 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Fréttablaðið, September 7, 2012
  3. ↑ Electrified Harpa a raging success - Five stars from music critic Jónas Sen for the opening programme on May 13th, 2011
  4. ↑ Gabríela Fridriksdóttir Inside the Core at Migros Museum
  5. ↑ "Kaitheater, "H, an Incident"". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  6. ↑ www.ruv.is - Tónspor
  7. ↑ www.bjork.com/#/past/people Archived 2007-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ elmundo.es July 17, 2007
  9. ↑ Iceland Review online, Aug 26, 2008
  10. ↑ "Tíu fingur, nýr sjónvarpsþáttur um klassíska tónlist", Morgunblaðið, October 8, 2006
  11. ↑ "Jónas Sen gerir átta þætti um átta íslenska söngvara", Morgunblaðið, July 9, 2009
  12. ↑ www.ruv.is - Tónspor
  13. ↑ icelandicmusic.com
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