Iiro Rantala (born 1970) is a Finnish jazz pianist. He studied piano in the jazz department of Sibelius Academy and classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music. He is one of the best known Finnish jazz pianists, both in Finland and abroad.[1] Rantala is a pianist and composer with Trio Töykeät, a Finnish jazz trio. In addition to jazz, he has composed some classical pieces, most notably the Concerto for Piano and Concerto in G♯ΔA♭.

Iiro Rantala
Iiro Rantala in 2009
Iiro Rantala in 2009
Background information
Birth nameIiro Emil Rantala
BornHelsinki, Finland
GenresJazz, classical
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
LabelsACT
WebsiteOfficial website
Iiro Rantala and Asja Valcic

In 2008, he released the album Elmo with his new formation, the Iiro Rantala New Trio. The members of the trio are Rantala (piano), Marzi Nyman (guitar) and Felix Zenger (beatbox).

In 2017, Rantala was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.[1]

Discography

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Trio Töykeät

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Big Bad Family

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Tango Kings

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Sinfonia Lahti, Trio Töykeät, Jaakko ja Pekka Kuusisto

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SaloRantala Soi

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Rantala & Tapiola Sinfonietta

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Iiro Rantala New Trio

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Pekka Kuusisto & Iiro Rantala

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Iiro Rantala solo piano

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  • Lost Heroes, (ACT, 2011)
  • My History of Jazz, (ACT, 2012)

Iiro Rantala String Trio

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  • Anyone with a Heart, (ACT, 2014)

Iiro Rantala

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  • My Working Class Hero, (ACT, 2015)
  • How Long Is Now?, (ACT, 2016)
  • Good Stuff, (ACT, 2017)
  • My Finnish Calendar, (ACT, 2019)
  • Potsdam, (ACT, 2022) (live)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Iiro Rantala is one of the 13 artists nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2017". Nordic Cooperation.
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