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Kari Ikonen
Kari Ikonen is a Finnish pianist, Moog player, and composer. He received the Yrjö-award from Jazz Finland in 2013, as the Finnish Jazz Musician of the Year. After having studied piano with Matti Laukkanen for four years at Jyväskylä Institute of Music, Ikonen continued his studies 1994 in piano and later in composition at the Jazz Music Department of Sibelius Academy, with such teachers as Jarmo Savolainen, Jukkis Uotila, Anders Jormin, Maria Schneider, Mike Gibbs, Sonny Heinilä and Olli Kortekangas. He also spent a semester in 1996 at the Rotterdam conservatorium, where he studied with Rob van Kreevelt. He got his master's degree from Sibelius Academy in 2001. He led the band Karikko for close to 15 years and was active in bands such as Gnomus, Mia Simanainen's Ahava-band, Slo Motive and Markus Holkko Quartet. In addition to many small jazz groups, Ikonen has composed music to European Saxophone Ensemble, UMO Jazz Orchestra, The Guards Brass Septet, Jyväskylä Big Band, Tanguedia Quintet, Quinteto Otra Vez and Uusinta!-chamber orchestra. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Wallathi Wallaka Qalbi
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Al Bahr
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Impressions of Deir Al Balah
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Lullaby
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Salla Fina

Albums

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Al-Bahr

2024
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Ikonostasis

2017
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Selene's View (feat. Sébastien Boisseau & Teun Verbruggen)

2024
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Impressions, Improvisations and Compositions

2021
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There's Still Life on Earth (feat. Sébastien Boisseau & Teun Verbruggen)

2020

Singles & EPs

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Al Bahr

Single2024
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Maqtu'ah on Maqam Rast

Single2020
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La Paz Eterna

Single2024
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The Evergreen Earth

Single2020
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Impressions of Deir Al Balah

Single2024
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Rausch

Single2020
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Data Lake (feat. Sébastien Boisseau & Teun Verbruggen)

Single2024

Videos

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Al Bahr

Kari Ikonen698 views
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Jesse Passenier - Piano Concerto No. 1 "Levensdrift" - Movement I

Jesse Passenier1K views
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Jesse Passenier - Duo for Vibraphone & Piano "Unravelling Confusion"

Jesse Passenier862 views
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Impressions of Deir al Balah - Wishamalii

Nemat battah657 views
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Lullaby - Something like home (Live in Caisa Kulttuurikeskus 20.11.21)

Nemat battah506 views
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ORCHESTRA NAZIONALE DELLA LUNA - Al Bahr

Opus Jazz Club725 views
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Kari Ikonen Solo at Koko Jazz Club: Koto

Kari Ikonen935 views
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Kari Ikonen Solo at Koko Jazz Club: Taqsim in Maqam Saba

Kari Ikonen2.7K views
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Jesse Passenier - Piano Concerto No. 1 "Levensdrift" - Movement III

PARMA Recordings1.9K views