The sophisticated Kannaste-Viinikainen-Riippa, aka KVR, gets the perfect tour company from the fierce Mopo trio. Mopo releases their second album Beibe (Texicalli Records) on the tour.
Everso stylish trio KVR (Kannaste-Viinikainen-Riippa) released their debut album for Jaskaa label in January 2013. The trio is led by tenor saxophonist Jussi Kannaste, accompanied by the critically acclaimed guitarist Teemu Viinikainen and Joonas Riippa, whose drumming is both intense and playful. This bold instrumentation combines edgy expression and a very tangible sense of humor. The KVR combination is a mixture of jazz tradition, imagination and the heat of the moment, creating a full ensemble cohesion in sound.
Mopo is a collective of three talented musicians from Finland. The energetic trio saw the daylight in the fall of 2009, when the musicians brainstormed as a result of a bar-fight. Mopo ("a moped") accelerates easily from zero to speed of light, but mostly the trio steps on the gas for a hilarious joyride in the countryside. The trio draws their inspiration from jazz, 70s punk and the Finnish nature. Each composition is born in the magic of the moment and Mopo's intense performances have stolen the hearts of their audiences all over the Finnish jazz club scene. In May 2011, Mopo won the Finnish tryouts of the Young Nordic Jazz Comets –competition and earned a huge amount of interest and attention in the finals held in Stockholm. Mopo released their debut album "Jee!" on Texicalli Records in the spring of 2012, and on the Finnish Jazz Federation tour it's time for their sophomore masterpiece "Beibe", which comes out on Texicalli Records. Heads up!
KVR
Jussi Kannaste, saxophones
Teemu Viinikainen, guitar
Joonas Riippa, drums
https://soundcloud.com/jussi-kannaste
Mopo
Linda Fredriksson – saxophones
Eero Tikkanen – double bass
Eeti Nieminen - drums
www.mopomopo.com
Tour dates
11.2. Helsinki, Laulumiehet, at 7pm
12.2. Järvenpää, Järvenpää-talo, at 7pm
13.2. Jyväskylä, Poppari, at 9pm
14.2. Turku, Café Tiljan, at 10pm
15.2. Tampere, TTT-klubi, at 10pm
18.2. Savonlinna, Wanha Kasino, at 8pm
20.2. Pieksämäki, Poleeni, at 7pm
21.2. Kuopio, Jazzklubi, at 9pm
22.2. Joensuu, Teatteriravintolan terassi. at 9pm