Jóel Pálsson
Jóel Pálsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland 1972. Brought up in a musical family, he got involved in music at an early age. He studied clarinet from age 8, but turned to the tenor saxophone and jazz studies at 15 Jóel has appeared on over 100 cd's and performed in various concerts and festivals in Europe, USA, Canada and China.
Jóel has recorded four CD's as a leader: Prím (Naxos, 2000), Klif (OMI Records, 2001), Septett (OMI Records, 2002) and Varp (Flugur, 2006) in addition to duo projects Stikur (w. reedman Sigurdur Flosason, Bad Taste, 2003) and Skuggsjá (w. pianist Eythor Gunnarsson, Flugur, 2004).