Kari Ikonen – piano //
Olli Rantala – bass // Markku Ounaskari – drums
”Kari Ikonen Trio
achieve an ensemble sound that is fresh, subtle, and tickled by gentle
surprises.” -Joe Woodard, DownBeat (USA)
“Kari Ikonen shows
a sparkle and gently questing spirit that engages the listener (…) an
aesthetically satisfying album” (****) -Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise (UK)
The
Finnish Kari
Ikonen Trio has been active since 2012. Its two albums
”Bright” and “Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories” on German label Ozella have
gained a lot of international success, making the band busy playing at clubs
and festivals all over Europe, and in Japan, South-Korea, Russia, Turkey,
Australia and the USA. KIT’s third album Wind, Frost & Radiation will
be released April 27, 2018 by Ozella Music!
Besides
of the trio, the pianist-moogist-composer Kari Ikonen (b.1973)
is currently active with several other bands like Orchestra Nazionale della Luna, Quartet
Ajaton and Trio Toffa – and
different projects with Louis Sclavis, Bob Moses, Tom Arthurs, Ingrid Jensen,
Jeff Denson, Vincent Courtois and Juhani Aaltonen. Ikonen has won several
international awards for his compositions, and in 2013 he received the Yrjö
Award as the Finnish Jazz Musician of the Year. Bassist Olli
Rantala (b. 1981) studied at Gothenburg University with
the master Anders Jormin. Today he is an essential part of the Swedish jazz and
world music scene. He plays in KIT since 2016. ECM recording artist, Markku
Ounaskari (b.1967) is known for his work with Jarmo
Savolainen, Pekka Pohjola. Today he plays regularly with artists such as Per
Jørgensen, Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim and Raoul Björkenheim.
Markku got the Yrjö award in 2014.
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