Jazz Finland Live
April Jazz Club + WeeGee: Iiro Rantala Flock,WeeGee, espoo6.11. At 18:00
Iiro Rantala, pianist, composer and probably Finland’s best known jazz musician internationally has a new band Flock, which is his first group with Finnish musicians in a decade. Rantala’s steady experience and endless creativity is met with fresh millenial vision and young talent, as he is joined by singer-pianist-composer Maja Mannila, guitarist-composer Johannes Granroth and drummer Severi Sorjonen, all known from the trending new groups Peela and Maja Mannila band.
Iiro Rantala, piano
Maja Mannila, vocals, keys
Johannes Granroth, guitar
Severi Sorjonen, drums
Ebeli Show 6pm
Iiro Rantala Flock 7pm
Free admission!
The event is co-produced by April Jazz Club and WeeGee.
Gigs on the same day in espoo
Tickets 20/15 €
Tjango!'s musical roots lie in Jazz Manouche and Latin American rhythm music. Their greatest inspirations are Jazz Manoucheguitar master Django Reinhardt and Astor Piazzolla's tango nuevo, a combination that produced the group's name. Renowned for their charismatic live performances, the band also draws on Nordic folk, bluegrass and bossa nova. The band members are all highly respected as instrumentalists and professionals in the fields of jazz, art music and folk music.
Tero Hyväluoma – violin
Antti Leinonen – accordion
Tarmo Anttila – double bass
Juha Savela – guitar
