Kari Ikonen

about

Kari Ikonen is a Finnish piano player and a composer with a distinctive style of his own. He has performed with many different groups and musicians, for example Karikko (as a leader), Mr. Fonebone, Quartet Coyote, Ahava, Gnomus, Ingrid Jensen, Henry Lowther, Eero Koivistoinen, Jukkis Uotila, Sonny Heinilä etc. His compositions have been played by various small and large ensembles, such as UMO Jazz Orchestra (Finnish Radio Big Band), which has premiered several his compositions, including "Unia" (1997), "Nosreglo" (1998) and "Luoto" (2000). The last-mentioned won the first prize in the Jazz Orchestra category of the Jazz Composers Alliance/Julius Hemphill Composition Awards in USA, 2000 (he was also among the finalists in Small Group category). Another victory came in August 2002, when Ikonen's composition "Peikkola" (2002) won the first prize in "Scrivere in Jazz" competition in Sardegna, Italy. His album Karikko (Fiasko Records) received the Finnish Emma-Award for the "Best Jazz Album of the Year" in 2001. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions

Ikonostasis

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Rausch

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The Helsinski Suite

Karikko

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Maqtu'ah on Maqam Rast

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Oceanophonic (feat. Gunnar Halle, Sonny Heinilä, Vincent Courtois, Tony Elgland, Mika Kallio) (feat. Gunnar Halle, Sonny Heinilä, Vincent Courtois, Tony Elgland, Mika Kallio)

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Bright

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Impressions Improvisations and Compositions

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The Evergreen Earth

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Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories

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