The presence of the U.S. military at the Airport in Keflavík had a great impact on the development of jazz music. Among their staff were many jazz musicians who taught Icelandic musicians and played with them.
Herliðið á Keflavíkurflugvelli hafði víðtæk áhrif á þróun jazztónlistar en á meðal þeirra voru margir færir jazzleikarar sem kenndu íslenskum hljóðfæraleikurum og spiluðu með þeim.