Joonas Leppanen, Jarno Tikka, Tomi Nikku & Teemu Akerblom
Release Date: 26 May 2017
Label: AMP Music & Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0662578831105
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
'Alder ego' is an ensemble created by the 33-year old drummer & composer Joonas Leppanen. It features a group of prime young talents from the buzzing Finnish jazz scene: Jarno Tikka on tenor saxophone, Tomi Nikku on trumpet and Teemu Ã…kerblom on double bass.
The piano-less concept of the band creates a spacious foundation, where the lucid interplay of trumpet and sax and the subtle harmonics of the bass can roam free.
"I like to have visual images or narratives behind every song I compose. For example, Homecoming sort of depicts the feeling of how it feels to return to Finland in November, this is not exactly the sunniest country in the world..."
"The closing track, "Panda", features the sublime Harri Kuusijärvi on accordion, an instrument deeply associated with the Scandinavian folk music tradition, but as proven here, is also capable of expressing much more.
"A poetic murmuration of birds" was inspired by watching too many youtube videos of starlings flying in large flocks in the sky. It is so subtle how they fly in large formations and made me think of the quiet force that resides in nature and how it can be a little scary, mysterious and mesmerising at the same time." - Joonas Leppanen
Tracklisting
Henry Spencer
Christian Balvig 6-tet
Quiet Quartet
Nordic Circles
Nordic Circles
Mark Wade Trio
Ninjabeat
Anders Thoren Quartet & Lars Jansson
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
