Mezzoforte

Mezzoforte-is an instrumental jazz-funk fusion band from Iceland, formed in 1977. Original line-up from 1977: Eyþór Gunnarsson – Keyboards Jóhann Ásmundsson – Bass Gunnlaugur Briem-Gulli Briem (Gulli) – Drums Friðrik Karlsson (Frissi) – Guitar

Albums

• Mezzoforte (1979)
• Hakanum/Octopus (1980)
• Surprise Surprise (1982) – UK #23
• Sprellifandi – Live at the Dominion (1983)
• Observations (1984)
• Rising (1984)
• No Limits (1986)
• Playing for Time (1989)
• Daybreak (1993)
• Monkey Fields (1996)
• Forward Motion (2004)
• Live In Reykjavik (2007)
• Volcanic (November 2010)
• Islands (July 2012)Compilation albums
• Catching up with Mezzoforte – Early Recordings (1983) – UK #95
• The Saga so far (1985)
• Fortissimos (1991)
• Garden Party Time (1999)
• The Very Best Of (2000)
• Anniversary Edition (2007)

Recent line-up

Óskar Guðjónsson – Saxophones (1996–2003, 2005–2013),Jonas Wall – Saxophones (2013–present)