Hope this year will be better than the 2 previous ones !!!

In Finland live music is forbidden again, but luckily elsewhere art & culture is more appreciated. Next solo concert is at the Kölner Philharmonie Sat, Feb 5, looking so much forward !!! And Orchestra Nazionale della Luna gets finally to Belgium, inchallah… this tour was cancelled & rebooked soooo many times already. In April-May I’ll do a long flight-free Low-CO₂ solo piano tour: St. Petersburg, Baltics, Poland, Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden… a lot of time in trains, all alone – I’m quite excited about that !!! Some interesting new collaborations coming up, some recordings too… I’ll tell more soon!

And I’m happy to see that my solo piano album has made it to “best of 2021” lists on three continents: Europe Jazz Media Chart, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and New York City Jazz Record !!!

My solo piano album “Impressions, Improvisations & Compositions” has finally been released worldwide on Ozella Music !!! Music, video & all the info here!

Happy to tell that my solo piano album “Impressions, Improvisations & Compositions” has now been released in Finland by German label Ozella Music!

The international release was postponed again due to different corona-related issues, and will take place January 8, 2021 !!!

Also my concerts abroad seem very unsure for now… but at least i play a lot in Finland. The tour dates are here, welcome to the shows!

Orchestra Nazionale Della Luna‘s new album “There’s Still Life on Earth” is out now on BMC Records! Read the press release & liner notes and listen to samples here!

Unfortunately the release tour (April 2 to 9) got coronated and had to be postponed to October 21 to 27. More info to come soon. But the album is out anyway, and it’s fantastic !!!

Enjoying the sun & the seafood in Andalucia until mid-February, writing lots of new music and playing only a few gigs here and there. Feels good!

Kari Ikonen Trio’s “Wind, Frost & Radiation” tour continues again:

May 31 Munich, Unterfahrt (DE)
Jun 1 Brussels, Jazz Station (BE)
Jun 24 Rochester Intl Jazz Festival (US)
Jun 25 New York, Scandinavia House (US)

Kari Ikonen Trio‘s third studio-album Wind, Frost & Radiation is out now! Watch the video here:
Kari Ikonen Trio – Wind, Frost & Radiation

The new album is now available internationally on all digital platforms and in the physical formats CD and vinyl! The UK, USA & Canada will have to wait a little longer, until May 4th.

Wind, Frost & Radiation was released by German label Ozella Music.
Order the new album here: Ozella Music

Promotional copies, booking enquiries and information: management.ikonen@gmail.com

Join Kari Ikonen Trio on the following upcoming gigs:
May 2 Kari Ikonen Trio in Joensuu at Konservatorion Sali
May 3 Kari Ikonen Trio in Nurmes at Hannikaisen Sali
May 11 Kari Ikonen Trio at Trondheim Jazz Festival (Norway)
June 9 Kari Ikonen Trio at Koko Jazz Club in Helsinki
June 14 Kari Ikonen Trio in Helsinki at Arctic Paradise
June 15 Kari Ikonen Trio at Philly Joe’s in Tallinn (EE) 

To see a list of more upcoming Kari Ikonen-gigs, click here.

Kari Ikonen Trio’s 3rd studio-album “Wind, Frost & Radiation” will see an international release April 27th 2018 on German label Ozella! The UK, USA & Canada will have to wait a little longer, until May 4th. As you wait, have a listen to some excerpts of the upcoming album on Soundcloud!

On February 3rd it’s time for the 12th Flame Jazz Cruise on the Baltic Sea. The Flame Jazz 2018 artist of the year Kari Ikonen will be seen performing on this years cruise with both the curiously experimental moog-clarinet duo Ikonostasis, featuring the great Louis Sclavis, and the ultra-positive afro-pop-jazz special Trio Toffa, together with other brilliant acts such as Ida Nielsen Band, Mopo and Screaming Jay & the Bones. For more information, visit the Flame Jazz Cruise 12-site. Tickets to this jazz cruise can be bought at Viking Line.fi.