Kari Ikonen Trio (FIN芬蘭)
feat. Minyen Hsieh謝明諺

https://kariikonen.com/kari-ikonen-trio/

Kari Ikonen – piano
Olli Rantala – double bass
Markku Ounaskari – drums
Guest: Minyen Hsieh謝明諺 – sax

來自芬蘭的 Kari Ikonen Trio 從2012年加入廠牌Ozella Music以來，已經發行了三張專輯『Bright』、『Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories』和『Wind, Frost & Radiation』。除了歐洲各國音樂節，他們足跡也遍及了美國、俄羅斯、土耳其、澳洲、日本與南韓。這次他們在2018年亞洲巡迴中臨時追加了台北站，邀請本地活躍的薩克斯風手謝明諺一起在台北最夯的爵士酒吧Sappho Live共度一晚。在台灣超級難得可以聽到這樣來自北歐充滿個性的新鮮聲響，絕對值得你來一探究竟！

The Finnish Kari Ikonen Trio has been active since 2012. Its two albums ”Bright” and “Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories” on German label Ozella have gained a lot of international success, making the band busy playing at clubs and festivals all over Europe, and in Japan, South-Korea, Russia, Turkey, Australia and the USA. KIT’s third album Wind, Frost & Radiation was released April 27, 2018 by Ozella Music!

Besides of the trio, the pianist-moogist-composer Kari Ikonen (b.1973) is currently active with several other bands like Orchestra Nazionale della Luna, Quartet Ajaton and Trio Toffa – and different projects with Louis Sclavis, Bob Moses, Tom Arthurs, Ingrid Jensen, Jeff Denson, Vincent Courtois and Juhani Aaltonen. Ikonen has won several international awards for his compositions, and in 2013 he received the Yrjö Award as the Finnish Jazz Musician of the Year.

Bassist Olli Rantala (b. 1981) studied at Gothenburg University with the master Anders Jormin. Today he is an essential part of the Swedish jazz and world music scene. He plays in KIT since 2016. ECM recording artist.

Markku Ounaskari (b.1967) is known for his work with Jarmo Savolainen, Pekka Pohjola. Today he plays regularly with artists such as Per Jørgensen, Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim and Raoul Björkenheim. Markku got the Yrjö award in 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeH_us0wr0k
https://youtu.be/l2YQz6oZc-E

For more music, video, photos, reviews, news, tour dates, contact & info: www.kariikonen.com

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Music Starts 表演 : 9.30pm

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