Iiro Rantala
Iiro Rantala 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. 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♭.
In 2008, he released the album Elmo with his new formation, the Iiro Rantala New Trio. The members of the trio are Rantala, Marzi Nyman and Felix Zenger.Discography
Trio Töykeät
- Päivää
- * International version: G'day
- Jazzlantis
- Sisu
- Kudos
- High Standards
- Wake
- One Night in Tampere
- Big Bad Family
- Big Bad Family
Tango Kings
- Tango Kings
Sinfonia Lahti, Trio Töykeät, Jaakko ja Pekka Kuusisto
- Music!
SaloRantala Soi
- SaloRantala Soi!
- Talvijalka
- Concerto for Piano and Concerto in G♯ΔA♭
Iiro Rantala New Trio
- Elmo
Pekka Kuusisto & Iiro Rantala
- Subterráneo,
Iiro Rantala solo piano
- Lost Heroes,
- My History of Jazz,
- Anyone with a Heart,
Iiro Rantala
- My Working Class Hero,
- How Long Is Now?,
- Good Stuff,
- My Finnish Calendar,