Guitarist · composer · collaborator
Björn Thoroddsen — Icelandic guitarist and composer
An Icelandic voice on six strings.
Guitarist, composer, performer, session player, teacher, collaborator, festival founder, and musical event host. Four decades moving freely through jazz, rock and Icelandic song.
Björn Thoroddsen
Music without borders
Björn Thoroddsen brings jazz craft, Icelandic melody, and restless curiosity to a singular musical career. From the first Icelandic jazz-fusion record in 1982 to Nashville sessions with Robben Ford, the journey spans fusion groups, folk-song trios, and guitar festivals on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read the story
Coming up
Upcoming shows
Upcoming performances and information for presenters.
Test
Bæjarbíó · Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Bjorn Thor's Guitar Mania
Bæjarbíó · Hafnarjörður, Iceland
For presenters and press
Everything needed for the next engagement
Find approved press materials or get in touch directly about performances and collaborations.
Featured recording
The Beatles for one guitar
Björn's personal solo-guitar arrangements of enduring songs.
Björn Thoroddsen Plays The Beatles · 2013
Beatles songs arranged for solo guitar.
Explore the music
On stage
Mediterranean Sundance
Al Di Meola, Peo Alfonsi, and Björn Thoroddsen together on stage.
