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Tomas R. Einarsson
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Romm tomm tomm
Location: Reykjavik,
Country: Iceland Iceland
Last Login: Aug 24, 2008 (86 days back)
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Icelandic bass player/composer Tomas R. Einarsson (1953) studied in Reykjavik and Copenhagen 1980-84. Since then he has been one of the most active jazz musicians in Iceland, performing both with own groups, and visiting soloists (a.o. the late Chet Baker and Kenny Drew). He has recorded 13 records with his own music and performed at several European jazz festivals, such as The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Berliner JazzTage and the Glasgow Jazz Festival. In 2006 his Latin group performed at Moscow´s main jazz venue, Le Club, and in the historical Casa de la Amistad in Havana. His first Latin jazz record was Kubanska, recorded in 2002. American critics had praise for the music: “It´s a funny thing, all of this Latin Jazz coming from such remote places. But when it´s played that well, who cares?” (C. Michael Bailey: All About Jazz). In 2003 he recorded the CD Havana in Cuba, and it won two prizes at the Icelandic Music Awards. Samuel J. Samuelsson´s arrangements of Einarsson´s music were performed at The Reykjavik Art Festival in 2004, and a live recording ("Dance, you idiot!) won three prizes at the IMA. Einarsson´s last Latin CD is Romm Tomm Tomm, recorded in 2006 in Reykjavik and in Havana´s EGREM studios, with 14 Icelandic and Cuban musicians. His three Latin Jazz records have already sold 7500 copies in Iceland, which is exceptional for jazz records in a country of only 300,000 inhabitants."Three fine CD´s" (Nelson Rodríguez, Latin Beat Magazine, Ocober 2007)ROMM TOMM TOMM, HAVANA, KUBANSKA and Rommtommtechno are available on I-tunes, E-music and Tune Tribe. Nine titles of Einarsson´s music can be ordered from www.Smekkleysa.net (Iceland), ROMM TOMM TOMM and HAVANA can also be bought from www.Descarga.com (USA) and www.Diskunion.net (Japan), and at Jazzkælderen (www.adlib.dk), Copenhagen, Denmark, several titles of Einarsson´s music are available."Rumdrum" (from HAVANA) is included in the compilation PUTUMAYO PRESENTS LATIN JAZZ, which was released in June 2007. Einarsson is the only European in a company of people like Tito Puente, Machito, Ray Barretto and Poncho Sanchez. "Jam" (from RTT) is included in the compilation "Solar Latin Club Vol. 1", produced by the Columbian DJ "El Chino" ("Listen to the percussive funk of "Descarga" - Tómas Einarsson´s relentless club-ready dance track. Play that one loud" - Bruce Polin, www.descarga.com, September 11th 2007).

ROMMTOMMTECHNO, a CD with remixes of Einarsson´s Latin Jazz was released in November 2007, with participants from Iceland, Britain, Germany, France and USA; Moonbootica, Mark Brydon (Moloko), MD Hemstock, Thor, Tom Pooks, Jack Schidt, Electric Screwdriver, Namito, GusGus and Trabant. "Excellent music for your party" - Trausti Júlíusson, Fréttablaðið December 18th 2007.

Linda Loeskow´s brilliant design of ROMMTOMMTECHNO was chosen the BEST cover design of Icelandic records and books in 2007, by the jury of the Icelandic Graphic Designer´s Society (FÍT). Bravo Linda!ROMMTOMMTECHNO can be ordered (download + CD) from www.smekkleysa.net and the i-tunes link is: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? i=272108879&id=272108759&s=143441" READ MORE ABOUT THE REMIXERS HERE
ROMMTOMMTECHNO! OUT NOW!

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Member Since: 5/2/2007
Band Website: simnet.is/tomasreinarsson/
Band Members: Einarsson´s Latin group varies from a trio to a septet; regular members include Omar Gudjonsson (guitar), Oskar Gudjonsson (saxophone), Samuel J. Samuelsson (trombon), Kjartan Hakonarson (trumpet), Matthias M.D. Hemstock (drums, percussion) and Tomas R. Einarsson (double-bass). Sigtryggur Baldursson, Petur Gretarsson, Einar Valur Scheving, Helgi Svavar Helgason and Eythor Gunnarsson have been playing congas with the band.
Influences: Cachao, Tito Puente, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Charlie Parker, Halldor Laxness, Charlie Mingus, Gudbergur Bergsson, Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Omara Portuondo, Nicholas Shakespeare, Ibrahim Ferrer...
Sounds Like: ROMMTOMMTECHNO"It would be easy to fuck up when you bring in so many quality artists to remix a quality artist, but Rommtommtechno does not buckle from the combined star power of its contributors, but rather delivers everything it should; club music that combines electro and Latin music, a combo that should make you want to dance, a priori. You can expect to dance to these tracks some Saturday night around 5 Am in the near future." Sveinn Birkir Björnsson, GRAPEVINE Issue 18 2007,,Góð hugmynd og fín partíplata... Og ekki skemmir umslagið sem er sérstaklega flott." Trausti Júlíusson, Fréttablaðið 18. 12. 2007ROMM TOMM TOMM"Contiene guajiras, boleros, la típica descarga jazzística, todos interpretados con mucha fuerza y verdadera maestría." Ricardo Alonso Venereo, EL HABANERO, Cuba, 21.11.2006. "A beautiful, weird hybrid out of the Cuban diaspora... It´s in the damn cd´player all the time." Editor´s pick / Peter Watrous, DESCARGA.com, USA, 6.2.2007. "Eine sehr eigenstandige, humorvolle, abwechslungsreiche Produktion, die nicht nur zum Tanzen geeignet ist." DJ Thomas, SALTHO, Germany, 01.03.2007.PUTUMAYO PRESENTS LATIN JAZZ“Icelandic bassist/composer Tómas Einarsson, the only artist here not from Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the U.S., ably demonstrates on his “Rumdrum” that the genre´s reach is continually expanding beyond its usual geographic borders.” (Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide)“Icelandic bass player Tómas Einarsson, the only European here, provides Rumdrum (recorded in Havana) and it is sublime.” (Charlie Fidelman, Ottawa Citizen 14/7 2007)“Outstanding is Tomas Einarsson from Iceland who sounds like he would be right at home in Havana, doing “Rumdrum”, with a great tres solo.” (Alastair Johnston, www.muzikifan.com, 1/7 2007)
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Record Label: Blánótt
Type of Label: Indie

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Occupation: Music Artist (Latin / Jazz)

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,,Gott part" - review of Rommtommtechno
,,Rommtommtechno hefur a geyma tu endurhljblandanir af lgum af latin-pltum Tmasar R. Einarssonar, Kbanska, Havana og Romm Tomm Tomm. a var President Bong r Gus Gus sem fkk bi innlenda o...
Posted by Tomas R. Einarsson on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:06:00 PST

The Reykjavik-Havana Connection (in Icelandic)
Bassachachacha  slenskur bassaleikari heimskir Kbu... (Spjall Kbuingi Hskla slands 8. nvember 2007)g komst loks til Kbu ri 2000, eftir a hafa veri leiinni anga rjtu r. ...
Posted by Tomas R. Einarsson on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:02:00 PST

RommTommTechno - about the remixers
Ten tracks from Tmas R. Einarssons Latin Jazz catalogue, remixed by:MOONBOOTICA (Germany): Kbanska (Kbanska 2002)The duo is made up by KoweSix and Tobitob, DJs that have been active on the German...
Posted by Tomas R. Einarsson on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:25:00 PST

DJ El Chinos Solar Latin Club Vol. 1...
From Bruce Polins review of DJ El Chinos CD: Solar Latin Club Vol. 1"Editors pick: Celebrated DJ El Chinos first compilation, a 15 track powerhouse of salsa, funk, son, Latin jazz and timba, featur...
Posted by Tomas R. Einarsson on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:31:00 PST

para los hispanoparlantes
!Hola amigos! Un msico de jazz latino debera naturalmente tener su myspace en castellano y en un futuro tal vez no inminente os prometer que voy a tener ms informacin en esa lengua en mi myspace ...
Posted by Tomas R. Einarsson on Wed, 16 May 2007 05:27:00 PST

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President Bongo, Ómar Guðjónsson, Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band, Davíð, Jack Schidt, GusGus, MOONBOOTICA, Jaguar, Gisli Galdur, Eyjolfur, D. J. Maikito & The Latin Train, Valdimar Olgeirsson, Bob Cochran, Kieskagato, Turiya Mareya, Bryan Vargas & Ya Esta, Altamonte, Malloz, tom pooks, WHITE, urban sax, Oscar REÏZEN, Hitakútur, e l í n, Inga Valdís, Pattylane, dañela, Gisli Torfi, Elísa, james, N I C H E L L E, crazybitch, TONY, Villlli, Philogresz, Jussanam, Flex Music, Rampage, LindaLindaLinda, Monitor, JEA Jazzfestival, Valdi, Ibrahim Ferrer Jr, Erotic fruit basket, Party Zone, Auja, Silla, Kitty Von-Sometime, marín levý, Niña, Gummi, Sif, Shizh zhu, Guðmundur Þór, Arni þór, Dana, Anna Herdís, Blue Lagoon Iceland, Miss Jack, ~♥♥Sara Jamí♥♥~, bryndís snæfríður, Addi!, Sólveig S.

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