Digital booklet the time of rigid demarcations between musical genres is over. Iiro rantala, lars danielsson and peter erskine the finnish pianist has produced how long is now. With his special combination of humour, intelligence and almost limitless techniques german radio station hr2 he frames the album with compositions by bach. Provided to youtube by kontor new media gmbh june iiro rantala my finnish calendar. A unique melodybased mixture of the most diverse atmospheres. Iiro rantala is a pianistic sensation who makes the strongest case i know to believe in reincarnation, because his pianistic technique and musical sensitivity speak of depths that appear impossible to have.
Iiro rantala, jazz classical piano player and composer official pages. My working class hero, an album by iiro rantala on spotify. Iiro rantaladeutsche kammerphilharmonie bremen playing. Iiro rantala woman from the album my working class hero live at berlin philharmonie duration. Cooke contribute short analytical essays on forty records each. He is one of the best known finnish jazz pianists, both in finland and abroad. His album my history of jazz, released shortly thereafter in 2012, begins with johann sebastian bach and with every justification.
Saxophonist melissa aldana is among performers hosting live performances via zoom. Like the younger simcock, rantalas solo work draws on classical music as. For those who see music, indeed who love music as a. My history of jazz takes us from johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations, upon which rantala threads the album like a string of pearls, to george gershwin, kurt weill, duke ellington, juan tizol, thelonious monk and the swedish cool jazz saxophonist lars. Jazz improvisation and interaction by ingrid monson, chicago ja. 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 autobiography by miles davis, the history of jazz by ted gioia, thelonious monk. Germany adores iiro rantala finnish music quarterly. Iiro rantala songbook by iiro rantala book only sheet. Digital booklet a unique melodybased mixture of the most diverse atmospheres. Buy iiro rantalas album titled mozartbernsteinlennon to enjoy in your home or car, or due to. On my history of jazz iiro rantala presents his very own view of the evolution of jazz.
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a. Iiro rantala, jazzclassical piano player and composer. Now gioia brings his magnificent work completely uptodate, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. So putting a book about the history of jazz in front of me is a much better way to introduce me to the genre. My history of jazz takes us from johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations, upon which rantala threads the album like a string of pearls, to george gershwin, kurt weill, duke ellington, juan tizol, thelonious monk and the swedish cool jazz saxophonist lars gullin. My history of jazz takes us from johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations, upon which rantala threads the album like a string of pearls, to george gershwin, kurt weill, duke ellington, juan tizol, thelonious monk and the swedish cool jazz. Rantala is a pianist and composer with trio toykeat, a finnish jazz trio. Reggie nadelsons top 10 jazz books books the guardian. No less personable than porter, though markedly less famous here in the states, iiro rantala brought his mordant wit to bear on a set list that didnt lean quite as heavily on his newest cd, my history of jazz, as his sometimes scathing, sometimes selfdeprecating introductions made it sound. Naturally its intended as a primer, covering only 200 records, but its great reading.
My history of jazz takes us from johann sebastian bachs goldberg variations, upon which rantala threads the album like a string of pearls, to george gershwin. Anyone with a heart, withthe iiro rantala string trio. Well, it depends do you want a book that discusses jazz from an experientialhistorical viewpoint. This is an oral history of jazz published in 1955, in which a huge range of musicians from that time and earlier talk about the music, themselves and each.
Trio toykeat is history, but the pianists solo album lost heroes gave his career a n. The autobiography by miles davis, saying something. My history of jazz cd my history of jazz iiro rantala artists. In exchange for a small monthly fee you can download and read all of the books offered in our catalogue on any device mobile, tablet, ereader with web navigator or pc. Iiro rantala led finlands most popular jazz combo for almost two decades. Jazzworldquest jazz news with a global perspective. In addition to jazz, he has composed some classical pieces, most. My history of jazz rantala iiro muzyka sklep empik. Wolfgang muthspiel angular blues everything i love 6.
Gershwin home blues show girl this page lists all recordings of home blues show girl by george gershwin 18981937. Iiro rantala, jazzclassical piano player and composer official pages. Stream performances and talks as musicians and organizations look for alternatives to live gigs. Michael brecker pilgrimage five months from midnight 4. Iiro rantala, the deutsche kammerphilharmonie bremen. Mozartbernsteinlennon by iiro rantala 614427986825.
All i can do is charm the audience with my playing and try to stand out of the. He has won numerous awards, including the prestigious german echo jazz award in 2012 for best international pianist. This piano songbook features selections from three of the best albums he has worked on. Eran har even world citizen winners of the cosmic lottery 5. Iiro rantala is a natural phenomenon on keys german jazz magazine jazzthing. Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly. It is perhaps an odd history of jazz that opens and closes with a composition by johann sebastian bach, but my history of jazz is a very personal history, the history of finnish pianist iiro rantala. Iiro rantala my history of jazz 2012 flac tracks 24bit88. Iiro rantala artists act music in the spirit of jazz. They will rather book a european group than a 10,000. Ted gioias history of jazz has been universally hailed as a classicacclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Anyone with a heart, with the iiro rantala string trio. His previous album, lost heroes act music, 2011, was a solo piano recording.
Since 2017, rantala has had a particularly fruitful cooperation with the deutsche kammerphilharmonie bremen, one of the worlds leading chamber orchestras, a group which inspires audiences all over the world with. Far from an exhaustive list of the best jazz books of all time, these are. Buy iiro rantalas album titled playing gershwin to enjoy in your home or car, or gift due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Iiro rantala playing gershwin anyone with a heart 8. Provided to youtube by kontor new media gmbh august iiro rantala my finnish calendar. Finnish pianist iiro rantala offers his personal history of the music that captivated him when he was. Rantala is known for his playing style that is at once playful then serious. In addition to jazz, he has composed some classical pieces, most notably the. Iiro rantala laihdutus iiro rantala has a john williams.
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