2024 marks the return of Iiro Rantala to the Jazz trio format. Sixteen years after the end of his legendary Trio Töykeät and an astonishing and stylistically incredibly rich solo career, the Finnish pianist and composer joins forces with Anton Eger (Drums) and Anton Eger (Bass) as the Iiro Rantala HEL Trio. Their first album is called "Tough Stuff" and was recently released via ACT Record. It marks yet another chapter in Rantala's career - and while Rantala, in his own words, seeks to never repeat himself, he was consciously allowing to bridge the past to the present, in a sense continuing where Trio Töykeät left off.
Interview: Markus Brandstetter
10 июн 2024