Ilkka Heinonen, jouhikko
The Käki album release concert is a paean to the jouhikko – a traditional Finnish lyre instrument – and its rough and primal, brittle yet honest sound. Tunes by nineteenth-century Karelian musicians blend with spiritual songs that flowed into the region from east and west, as well as with echoes of Renaissance and Early Baroque instrumentals.
Ilkka Heinonen is a Helsinki-based musician and composer specialising in folk and world music, who, besides the jouhikko, plays the double bass, violone and viola da gamba. Besides bands drawing from European folk music influences, Heinonen has appeared as a soloist and an orchestra member in various contemporary and old music concerts and projects.
Free entry. There are 40 seats available, which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not accept advance bookings but to reserve a seat, you may pick up a ticket at Kirpilä on the Sunday from 12 pm onwards.
We look forward to seeing you!
Photo by Timo Heinonen
Mikko Innanen, saxophones and other wind instruments
Kari Ikonen, piano, modified piano and Moog synthesizer
This four-part piece by Kari Ikonen and Mikko Innanen, originally composed for the tenth anniversary concert of Flame Jazz Club in Turku, is returning to the public arena after a creative break. Due to the improvisational nature of the composition, each performance is unique.
Mikko Innanen and Kari Ikonen are both internationally renowned, highly individual musicians. Both artists are winners of the respected Yrjö Award from the Finnish Jazz Federation, and both excel in their fields. Nothing to be sniffed at, in other words! Despite having rarely performed as a duo, the two musicians have been collaborating since first appearing in the band Mr. Fonebone in 1994.
www.kariikonen.com
www.mikkoinnanen.com
Free entry. There are 40 seats available, which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not accept advance bookings but to reserve a seat, you may pick up a ticket at Kirpilä on the Sunday from 12 pm onwards.
We look forward to seeing you!
Photo of Mikko Innanen by Elina Perttula