JOONA TOIVANEN TRIO (Finland)

Joona Toivanen Trio (Finland)

Joona Toivanen Trio - (piano, bass, drums) plays contemporary, intelligent, versatile, and above all lyrical jazz. One of the most promising and talented young jazz ensembles coming out of Finland during the past 10 years. They have a skilful grip on the art of improvisation and know how to deliver a great mix of original compositions with superb musicianship.

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Joona Toivanen Trio - Finland - (piano, bass, drums) plays contemporary, intelligent, versatile, and above all lyrical jazz. One of the most promising and talented young jazz ensembles coming out of Finland during the past 10 years. They have a skilful grip on the art of improvisation and know how to deliver a great mix of original compositions with superb musicianship. They do so at times with a melancholic Nordic vibe and often with an air of gladness and joyful touches are laced through their material. The music of Joona Toivanen trio is lyrical and elegant but equally strongly individual and daring, and has its genesis in the Finnish nature and draws from the its rich epic and folk tradition. Active since 1997, this ambitious and young threesome have an unassuming and natural attitude to their playing, and today are considered one of the most internationally successful young jazz groups in Finland. They have performed and toured around Europe, Australia and Asia at key festivals and in exotic music spots, and are enjoying a wonderful reception wherever they go, filling the hearts of young and old with delightful amazement. www.joonatoivanentrio.com

In 2006 EMI Music Finland released the Joona Toivanen Trio’s third album ‘Frost’ internationally on the legendary Blue Note record label.

”The trio’s unique sound is dominated by a certain kind of folk-jazz lucidity. Their ‘Frost’ album is an entity in which ballads are to the fore and whose fabulous compositions conjure up Finnish melancholy and low-spirited emotions, which doesn’t always need to be a negative thing”, - says the album’s producer, J.P Virtanen.

Winners of the 2000 Scandinavian Jazz Competition

Joona Toivanen piano
Tapani Toivanen bass
Olavi Louhivuori drums
Refreshingly lyrical, intelligent and elegant music 3 from the North.

'This tour is financially supported by the Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK), the Finnish Music Information Centre (Fimic), the Finnish Arts Council and the Embassy of Finland in Canberra'

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