Sigurdur Flosason studied at The Reykjavik College of Music and graduated in 1983 with  a performance diploma in classical saxophone. Further studies at Indiana University in the U.S. where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1986 and a Master’s degree in 1988 in both classical saxophone and jazz. Sigurdur continued his studies with George Coleman in New York during the winter 1988-89. Since returning home in 1989, he has emerged as one of the nations most active jazz musicians, performing frequently at home and abroad. Flosason works in many different  fields of music. He has recorded over 30 Cd’s, spanning a wide stylistic range but always with an improvisational focus. Sigurdur Flosason has held leading positions at various educational instututions in Iceland, cuerrently serving as professor at the Iceland University of the Arts. Sigurdur was nominated for the Nordic Council’s music price in 2000 and 2003 and to the Danish Music Awards in 2011. He has received the Icelandic Music Awards nine times.