OMJ Jazz & Etno: Juho Valjakka Trio at RioLive

Tickets 20 € / 11 € / 8 €
Pianist Juho Valjakka founded his first piano trio in 2010, and since then has focused his artistic work especially on the trio format. He has always been inspired by the sensitivity and versatility of the ensemble, as well as the search for new tones within traditional instrumentation. The current line-up, which has been in operation since 2018 together with bassist Oskari Siirtola and drummer Anssi Tirkkonen, represents Valjakka's current vision of the piano trio, drawing from its history and at the same time reaching towards the future.
With their debut album Liminal Spaces (published by Artie Music, 2022), Valjakka and his trio bring their own personal and nuanced musical world to the public. shapes Valjakka's harmonically rich compositions into a fresh tonal field for playful and reactive ensemble playing, where different rhythmic patterns and levels play an important role. In addition, two classical compositions from the repertoire of Duke Ellington's orchestra have been selected for the new album, which complement the album that reflects Valjakka's experiences as a young artist. Liminal Spaces was nominated for the Emma Gala 2023 in the "Jazz of the Year" category....

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Tickets 20 € / 11 € / 8 €
Pianist Juho Valjakka founded his first piano trio in 2010, and since then has focused his artistic work especially on the trio format. He has always been inspired by the sensitivity and versatility of the ensemble, as well as the search for new tones within traditional instrumentation. The current line-up, which has been in operation since 2018 together with bassist Oskari Siirtola and drummer Anssi Tirkkonen, represents Valjakka's current vision of the piano trio, drawing from its history and at the same time reaching towards the future.
With their debut album Liminal Spaces (published by Artie Music, 2022), Valjakka and his trio bring their own personal and nuanced musical world to the public. shapes Valjakka's harmonically rich compositions into a fresh tonal field for playful and reactive ensemble playing, where different rhythmic patterns and levels play an important role. In addition, two classical compositions from the repertoire of Duke Ellington's orchestra have been selected for the new album, which complement the album that reflects Valjakka's experiences as a young artist. Liminal Spaces was nominated for the Emma Gala 2023 in the "Jazz of the Year" category.

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Pianisti Juho Valjakka perusti ensimmäisen oman pianotrionsa vuonna 2010, ja on siitä lähtien keskittynyt omassa taiteellisessa työssään erityisesti juuri trioformaattiin. Häntä ovat aina inspiroineet kokoonpanon herkkyys ja monipuolisuus sekä uusien sävyjen etsiminen perinteisen instrumentaation sisältä. Nykyinen, vuodesta 2018 toiminut kokoonpano yhdessä basisti Oskari Siirtolan ja rumpali Anssi Tirkkosen kanssa edustaa Valjakan tämänhetkistä näkemystä pianotriosta, sen historiasta ammentaen sekä samalla tulevaisuutta kohti kurkottaen.
Esikoisalbumillaan Liminal Spaces (julkaisija Artie Music, 2022) Valjakka ja hänen trionsa tuovat yleisön kuultaville oman persoonallisen ja sävykkään musiikillisen maailmansa. Yhtye muovaa Valjakan harmonisesti rikkaat sävellykset raikkaaksi sävelkentäksi leikittelevälle ja reaktiiviselle yhteissoitolle, jossa tärkeässä roolissa ovat erilaiset rytmiset kudelmat sekä tasot. Mukaan uudelle albumille on valikoitunut lisäksi myös kaksi klassikkosävellystä Duke Ellingtonin orkesterin ohjelmistosta, jotka täydentävät Valjakan kokemuksia nuorena taiteilijana heijastelevan levykokonaisuuden. Liminal Spaces valittiin ehdokkaaksi Emma Gaalaan 2023 "Vuoden Jazz" -kategoriassa.

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