I am proud and thankful for two nominations at the Icelandic Music Awards.
The title composition for my recent album, An Icelander at Uluwatu Temple, was chosen as the best composition this year.
Thanks to the incredible musicians of The Reykjavik Big Band and the wonderful engineering of Hafþór Karlsson (Haffi Tempo)
More info on the Icelandic Music Awards here
An Icelander at Uluwatu Temple 
Today the album An Icelander at Uluwatu Temple is released, which contains the works of Stefán S. Stefánsson for big band, performed by the Icelandic Reykjavik Big Band. This album is number two in the “Icelander” trilogy, whereas number one was the album “An Icelander at Alhambra Palace”, which won the Icelandic Music Award 2015.
The album's title has its roots in Stefan’s travels to Indonesia, where you can find the wonderful Uluwatu temple on the edge of a cliff, on the beautiful coast of the Indian Ocean.
Most of the works are new, but there are also some older works that Stefán rewrote for this edition. The excellent performance of members of the Reykjavik Big Band and the high-quality recordings of Hafþór Karlsson gave this the life it needed and here is the result. The album can be found here in a link, but it can also be accessed on all the main streaming sites of the World Wide Web.
Check it out 😊 
Sigurður Flosason alto saxophone, Ingimar Andersen alto saxophone, Jóel Pálsson tenór saxophone, Ólafur Jónsson tenór saxophone, Haukur Gröndal baritón saxophone
Ívar Guðmundsson trumpet, Birkir Freyr Matthíasson trumpet, Snorri Sigurðarson trumpet, Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson trumpet
Samúel Jón Samúelsson trombone, Ingi Garðar Erlendsson trombone, Eyþór Kolbeins trombone, Dave Bobroff bass trombone
Kjartan Valdemarsson piano, Andrés Þór Gunnlaugsson guitar, Gunnar Hrafnsson bass, Jóhann Hjörleifsson drums, Kristófer Rodriguez Svönuson percussion
Stefán S. Stefánsson conductor
Looking very much to performing new music (to be recorded) with the Reykavik Big Band at Harpa November 13.th
The Concert is named after one of the works being performed: An Icelander at Uluwatu Temple
After a wonderful concert at Harpa Concert Hall - Celebrating 100 years from birth of the great Ella Fitzgerald. 
10 great female singers and the Reykjavik Big Band