The Pogo Problem – Live at Bryggjan

The Pogo Problem er dansk/íslenskt samstarfsverkefni undir leiðslu gítarleikarans Steinars Guðjónssonar. Með honum spila dönsku tónlistarmennirnar Kristoffer Tophøj á trommur og Anders Hellborn á rafbassa.Tónlist þeirra má lýsa sem blöndu af poppuðum jazzi og progressívu rokki á köflum. Leiðir þeirra lágu saman í Stokkhólmi árið 2011 á Young Nordic Jazz Comets, þar sem Steinar spilaði með kvartett sínum Skver og Kristoffer með sinni sveit, Interfoam. Nokkrum árum síðar í Kaupmannahöfn bættist Anders í hópinn og sveitin tók formlega til starfa. Í sumar kom út þeirra fyrsta plata og var eitt af lögum plötunnar, Difference of Opinion, tilnefnt sem tónsmíð ársins í jazzflokki.

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The Pogo Problem is an Icelandic/Danish collaboration under the leadership of Icelandic guitarist/composer Steinar Guðjónsson. He is accompanied by Anders Hellborn (Billow) on electric bass, and Kristoffer Tophøj (Tako Lako, Wangel, Interfoam) on drums. Their music is a fusion of instrumental pop, nordic jazz, and progressive rock. The guys first met in Stockholm 2011 for the Young Nordic Jazz Comets Final, where Steinar’s Icelandic quartet Skver and Kristoffer’s Danish band Interfoam participated. The two guys later teamed up with Anders in Copenhagen, and this June their self titled debut album is released, from which they received an nomination as “Icelandic Music Award, Jazz composition of the year” for their tune “Difference of Opinion”.