Iiro Rantala

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Iiro Rantala and Asja Valcic

Iiro Rantala (born 1970) 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.[1] 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 (guitar) and Felix Zenger (beatbox).

In 2017, Rantala was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.[1]

Discography

Trio Töykeät

Big Bad Family

Tango Kings

Sinfonia Lahti, Trio Töykeät, Jaakko ja Pekka Kuusisto

SaloRantala Soi

Rantala & Tapiola Sinfonietta

Iiro Rantala New Trio

Pekka Kuusisto & Iiro Rantala

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)

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