On April 27th the Finnish record label Fiasko Records releases fourth studio album from the instrumental group Gourmet, formed in 1997. The first single is briskly grooving Pink Camel and it gives a foretaste of the upcoming album’s rich sound world. The ensemble's all-embracing instrumental music has an individual style which combines avantgarde entertainment, art and tragicomedy. The unprejudiced music changes from jazz to schlager, from march music to valtz and from slow beat to desert rock.
The sextet led by Mikko Innanen and Esa Onttonen, performs at a record release concert at Helsinki Juttutupa on the 2nd of May. In addition to Innanen and Onttonen the group consists of trombonist Ilmari Pohjola, accordionist Veli Kujala, tubist Petri Keskitalo and drummer Mika Kallio.
Pink Camel on Spotify
”We still believe in the original idea of the ensemble: not to label Gourmet’s music into strict genre boundaries”, Onttonen and Innanen say. “We want to challenge our audience to think the same.”
The new album is supported with record release concerts in Helsinki, Loviisa and Raahe.
"Proficiently fusing cabaret rock with King Curtis for a scene something like New Orleans marching band seen from the gutter."
- The New York City Jazz Record
Gourmet
Mikko Innanen, altto-, sopraniino- ja baritonisaksofoni, ääni (8.) / Esa Onttonen, kitara, ukulele (13.), laulu (14.) / Ilmari Pohjola, vetopasuuna / Veli Kujala, harmonikka / Petri Keskitalo, tuuba / Mika Kallio, rummut
Gourmet live
ke 2.5. klo 21 Helsinki, Juttutupa / Rytmihäiriöklubi
pe 4.5. klo 19 Loviisa, Degerby Musik Room
la 28.7. klo 17 Raahen Rantajatsit / + Raahen Laulu -kuoro
2.6 & 3.6. Festival Chinon en Jazz 2018, Ranska / https://petitfaucheux.fr
www.facebook.com/gourmetband/
www.fiaskorecords.com