Jazz Finland Live

Tickets 29 €, incl. cloakroom fee 3€

The extraordinary Quartet Ajaton combines musical elements in an unconventional way and burns previous definitions into ashes. Artists whose backgrounds extend from baroque, jazz and folk music to more experimental and improvised music, are tempting listeners for an exciting musical journey.

Mia Simanainen – voice
Henrik Sandås – bandoneón
Kari Ikonen – moog synthesizer
Mikko Perkola – viola da gamba

The evening is opened by highly renowned Finnish pianist-moogist-composer Kari Ikonen, who brings out his new Kandinsky-inspired solo piano repertoire Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions. As its name suggests, the album consists of Ikonen's compositions and improvised passages. An array of unusual preparations and special techinques are used, most notably the revolutionary, patent-pending Maqiano, Ikonen's own invention, a totally unique install-and-remove device that allows him to play the Maqamat (≈Arabic scales) and other micro-intervals on grand piano.