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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. 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♭.

Iiro Rantala
Birth name	Iiro Emil Rantala
Born	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Jazz, classical
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano
Labels	ACT
Website	Official website

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 (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 (EMI Blue Note, 2003)
• Wake (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, 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 homepage
• Homepage of Espoo Big Band

На других языках

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[de] Iiro Rantala

Iiro Rantala (* 19. Januar 1970 in Helsinki) ist ein finnischer Komponist und Jazzpianist.

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- [en] Iiro Rantala

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[es] Iiro Rantala

Iiro Emil Rantala (nacido en 1970, en Helsinki) es un pianista finlandés de jazz. Estudió piano en el departamento de jazz de la Academia Sibelius y se desarrolló en el mismo instrumento en la parte clásica en la Escuela de Música de Manhattan. Es uno de los más conocidos pianistas finlandeses de Jazz, tomando notoriedad no solo en su país, sino también, fuera de este. Fue pianista del reconocido trío de jazz Trio Töykeät, formación que se mantuvo hasta 2008, año de su disolución .

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[ru] Рантала, Ийро

Ийро Эмиль Рантала (фин. Iiro Emil Rantala; 19 января 1970, Хельсинки, Финляндия) — финский джазовый музыкант, композитор и пианист; в декабре 2013 года награждён высшей наградой Финляндии для деятелей искусств — медалью «Pro Finlandia»[3].

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