Iiro Rantala (born 1970, in
Helsinki) is a Finnish
jazz pianist. He studied piano in the jazz department of
Sibelius Academy and
classical piano at the
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...
. He is one of the best known Finnish jazz pianists, both in Finland and abroad. Rantala is a pianist and composer with
Trio Töykeät, a Finnish jazz trio. In addition to jazz, he has composed some classical pieces, most notably the ''
Concerto for Piano and Concerto in G♯ΔA♭''.
In 2008, he released the album ''
Elmo'' with his new formation, the ''
Iiro Rantala New Trio''. The members of the trio are Rantala (piano),
Marzi Nyman
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(guitar) and
Felix Zenger (beatbox).
Discography
Trio Töykeät
* ''
Päivää'' (
Sonet, 1990)
** International version: ''
G'day'' (
Emarcy, 1993)
* ''
Jazzlantis'' (Emarcy, 1995)
* ''
Sisu'' (PolyGram Emarcy, 1998)
* ''Kudos'' (
Universal Music Group, 2000)
* ''
High Standards
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'' (
EMI Blue Note, 2003)
* ''
Wake
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'' (EMI Blue Note, 2005)
* ''
One Night in Tampere'' (EMI Blue Note, 2007)
Big Bad Family
* ''
Big Bad Family'' (
Kompass, 1988)
* ''Big Bad Family'' (re-release) (
Final Mix Records, 1996)
Tango Kings
* ''
Tango Kings'' (
Big World, 1995)
Sinfonia Lahti, Trio Töykeät, Jaakko ja Pekka Kuusisto
* ''
Music!'' (
BIS Records
BIS Records is a record label founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr. It is located in Åkersberga, Sweden.
BIS focuses on classical music, both contemporary and early, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings. ...
, 2002)
SaloRantala Soi
* ''
SaloRantala Soi!'' (
Johanna Kustannus, 2003)
* ''
Talvijalka'' (
Sateen ääni, 2009)
Rantala & Tapiola Sinfonietta
* ''
Concerto for Piano and Concerto in G♯ΔA♭'' (
Ondine, 2006)
Iiro Rantala New Trio
* ''
Elmo'' (
Rockadillo Records, 2008)
Pekka Kuusisto & Iiro Rantala
* ''
Subterráneo'', (
Liverace, 2009)
Iiro Rantala solo piano
* ''Lost Heroes'', (ACT, 2011)
* ''My History of Jazz'', (ACT, 2012)
Iiro Rantala String Trio
* ''Anyone with a Heart'', (ACT, 2014)
Iiro Rantala
* ''My Working Class Hero'', (ACT, 2015)
* ''How Long Is Now?'', (ACT, 2016)
* ''Good Stuff'', (ACT, 2017)
* ''My Finnish Calendar'', (ACT, 2019)
* ''Potsdam'', (ACT, 2022) (live)
References
External links
Iiro Rantala official homepageHomepage of Espoo Big Band
1970 births
Living people
Musicians from Helsinki
Finnish classical pianists
Finnish jazz pianists
Manhattan School of Music faculty
Avant-garde jazz pianists
Finnish jazz composers
ACT Music artists
21st-century classical pianists
Trio Töykeät members
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