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  | KARI IKONEN ~ IMPRESSIONS, IMPROVISATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS
OZELLA 097 (Barcode: 4038952000973) ~ FINLAND ~ Jazz-World Fusion
Recorded: 2019 Released: 2021
This is a solo piano album by Finnish Jazz pianist / composer Kari IkonenFind albums by this artist, recorded using acoustic piano and a device developed by Ikonen, called Maqiano, which enables him to manipulate the piano scales and intervals in order to play music influenced by the Arabic maqam system. The album presents twelve relatively short original pieces, all by Ikonen.
The music is wonderfully unique, not only due to the special tuning used on some of the pieces, but in the overall approach to composition and improvisation, creating a magical microcosm, which combines Western and Middle Eastern music traditions in a highly aesthetic and challenging manner.
Although the album’s duration is relatively short, it offers a wealth of highly diverse music, which strangely fits together perfectly coherently, taking the listener for a charming introvert and highly enthralling musical journey. I am nor familiar with Ikonen’s other recordings, but this album certainly makes me want to hear more.
Overall this is a beautiful, interesting and unusual album, which offers another effort of combining cross-cultural musical influences, and as such expanding the realm of the contemporary Jazz-World Fusion in a most stimulating way. Naturally I wholeheartedly recommend this album to all adventurous music lovers, as it is truly worth being discovered!
| | Updated: 10/02/2021Posted: 10/02/2021 | CD 1 Mini-Sleeve Recommend To A Friend |
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