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Jazzliiton kiertueella | On Jazz Finland Tour: Alder Ego at Pakkahuone

Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on September 6, 2019

Where

Pakkahuone
Rantakatu 2 b
Joensuu
Map

When

Thu, October 3, 2019
16:00

About

Alder Ego is the debut album of the 2014 quartet led by drummerJoonas Leppänen. The quartet – Leppänen on drums, Tomi Nikku on trumpet, Jarno Tikka on tenor sax and Teemu Åkerblom on bass – continued to charm their audiences with their folk-nuanced, melodic jazz until year 2018, when they were picked up by We Jazz Records. The Helsinki-based label releases a small number of cutting edge jazz albums, and Alder Ego's sophomore II is one of them. II is described to "follow the “harmolodics” approach of Ornette Coleman" (Peter Slavid, London Jazz News) and it is indeed, operating without a harmony instrument. Rich in melody, surprises and layers, Alder Ego is chamber music played by a jazz quartet. ...

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