Saxophonist Mikko Innanen tours the NYC area in June. The tour includes the second edition of the Mikko Innanen Extravaganza.
The 35-year-old Innanen has been a frequent New York visitor since 2008, falling for the city’s vibrant, ever-evolving jazz and improv scenes. This time the fearless Finn’s tour calendar includes the second edition of the two-day Mikko Innanen Intercontinental Extravaganza at Ibeam, Brooklyn; four dates with the New Jerseyan guitarist John Ehlis; this summer’s only live performance of The Curators and three concerts with the mysterious French clarinettist JohnnyBGood.
The Mikko Innanen Intercontinental Extravaganza was first organized in June 2012, featuring such brilliant musicians as Andrew Cyrille, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ken Filiano, Lou Grassi, Steve Swell, Thomas Heberer, Max Johnson and Joe Hertenstein. This time the event is part of New Cut!, a new multi-art collaboration of Favex – Finnish Film & Audiovisual Export, Design Forum Finland and Music Finland, supported by the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy.
www.mikkoinnanen.com
June 1st 9:30am @ Edison Museum, West Orange, NJ
John Ehlis Ensemble
June 6th
7:30pm & 9pm @ El Taller
John Ehlis Trio: John Ehlis, Mikko Innanen, Glen Fittin
June 7th & 8th Mikko Innanen Intercontinental Extravaganza vol. 2 @ I-Beam Brooklyn:
8:30pm Mikko Innanen & James Hurt Duo
June 7th
10pm Mikko Innanen & Triple Bass:
Max Johnson, Pascal Niggenkemper, Michael Bates
8:30pm Mikko Innanen F60.8 (solo)
June 8th
10pm The Newest Trio: Mikko Innanen, Raoul Björkenheim, & Weasel Walter
June 9th
8:30pm & 10pm @ I-Beam Brooklyn
John Ehlis, Mikko Innanen, Thomas Heberer & Max Johnson
June 23rd
John Ehlis Ensemble with Mikko Innanen
June 25th
The Curators: Mikko Innanen, James Ilgenfritz, Joe Hertenstein
June 27th
“JohnnyBGood”, M.Innanen, P.Niggenkemper, J.Hertenstein
June 28th
“JohnnyBGood”, Mikko Innanen, Josh Sinton
June 30th
“JohnnyBGood & Mikko Innanen”
“A volcanic Finnish reedist” (DownBeat)
“Employing saxophones in all sizes (and occasionally a whistle), Innanen staked his claim as the Finnish jazzman of import…” (Jazz Times)
”Innanen, who exhibits great control over his vocabulary of squeals and squawks, can also play it straight on his horns when he wants to.” (The IAJRC Journal)
“But the star here is Innanen's take on past and present jazz tradition. His multi-part compositions, not such a far cry from Mingus's volatile style, have enough meat to sustain deconstruction and evade the trap of eclecticism.” (The Wire)
“Le saxophoniste est libre” (Improjazz)