This summer brought the 7th annual Nordic Jazz Festival to Washington DC. Most concerts took place at Twins Jazz on U St, featuring bands from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. As usual, there was a showcase concert with four of the groups at the House of Sweden, as well as a night at the Finnish Embassy.
These were some of the highlights:
Saxophonist Eero Koivistoinen with Alexi Tuomarila, piano; Juri Huhtala, bass; Jussi Lehtonen, drums at the Finnish Embassy in Washington DC, June 27, 2013.
Lina Nyberg and trio w/David Stackenäs, guitar; Josef Kallerdahl, bass; and Peter Danemo, drums at the House of Sweden in Washington DC, June 26, 2013.
Guitarist Ómar Guðjónsson soloing with bassist Tómas R. Einarsson’s trio at the House of Sweden, June 26, 2013.
I also shot a bit of Christian Wallumrød’s performance at Twins Jazz. The performance was beautiful, unfortunately the video was not. Here’s one shot I managed in low light.
Let's Cool One 
Eero Koivistoinen sounded real good at Twins–beautiful tone without mic, nice tunes and solos. But the audience were obnoxious. The wouldn’t shut up.
should also watch this interview with Tomas R Einarsson !
http://www.vivreenislande.fr/2013/12/interview-tomas-r-einarsson.html