The songwriters Kormaksson and Soul
met in Iceland 1993 and soon began writing music together. In 1994 they made their first CD,
'Hungry for News', with JJ Soul Band and in 1997,
'City Life'.
On both CDs the music is many-sided; Blues, R&B, Fusion, Rock, Pop and Latin, sometimes all in one (blues-confusion?).
Singer/songwriter J.J. Soul is from Oxford, England but
Ingvi Thor Kormaksson is from Iceland as is the rest of the band. The band has hitherto mainly served as a vehicle for the
songwriting team. The band's third CD is
'Reach for the Sky' (2002).
All three CD's have received excellent reviews from critics.
Publication date for the fourth album, 'Bright Lights', will be set in spring 2008.
JJ Soul Band are:
JJ Soul: Vocals, Composer/Lyricist
Ingvi Thor Kormaksson: Keyboards, Composer
Agnar Mar Magnusson: Piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond
Edvard Larusson: Guitar, Arr.
Stefan Ingolfsson: Bass
Steingrimur Oli: Drums & Percussion
Birgir J: Engineer / Co Producer
Also check out http://www.myspace.com/jjsoulband
