Jagúar (pronounced ) is a
funk band formed in 1998 in
Reykjavík,
Iceland. They went international in 2000, when they performed at the "1000 years since the
Vikings found America" celebration in
New York. The band gained critical acclaim for their second album,
Get the Funk Out, which won the
Icelandic Music Awards' 2001 "Album of the Year". The band and its many current and former members continue to be active in the Icelandic
jazz scene.