Agnar started his music studies 6 years old. He first studied organ and later classical piano. At 16 Agnar started his jazz studies in the FIH school of music in Reykjavik where he graduated five years later with honors. Then he moved to Holland and finished a degree in jazzperformance and teaching in 1999 from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. There he got in contact with jazzpianist Larry Goldings who invited him to take lessons in New York. Agnar moved to New York in 2000 where he took lessons from Larry and other local pianists. Agnar got to know many well known jazz musicians in New York and that led to his debut cd titled “01” where he plays with drummer Bill Stewart and bassplayer Ben Street. The cd was nominated for the Icelandic music avards 2001. Since then Agnar has made in collaboration with other musicians two cd’s. One titled “Tónn í tómið” wich is a collaboration with pianist Ástvaldur Traustason and the other “Fals”, with B3 trio where he plays a hammond organ in a traditional organ trio setting. “Fals” was nominated for four awards at the Icelandic music awards 2003.

Agnar has been working as a musician since he was 17 years old. He has played concerts in Iceland and internationally. He was the pianist of the Reykjavik Big band for many years. Currently Agnar is active as a jazzpianist and a teacher at the FIH school of music in Reykjavik.