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Lenni-Kalle Taipale

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Lenni-Kalle Taipale (b. November 3, 1978 Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. He has led his own trioaan since 1995 and played in many configurations and television series.

Childhood and youth

Taipale began playing the piano at three years old his older brother inspired musical interests. Five-year-old Taipale began to play the violin, which he also reached the study at the Institute of Music in Espoo in 1985. He had his own words, very lazy to practice. In 1987, he moved to the rolling waves of the school and he had a music class. For instance, he sang in the school choir and wrote music in its class to present the musical. He took the piano as a minor Emossa in 1988 and left the violin in the ninth grade.

In 1994, Taipale involved in Nilsiä Music Camp, where he taught pianist Jasse Varpama. The impact of the camp, and after seeing the American jazz pianist Chick Corea to occur initially studied classical music Taipale became interested in jazz music.

In the same year Taipale came to study in Tapiola's high school music program where he taught, among other things Mape Lappalainen, and in 1995 he was accepted Oulunkylä Pop & Jazz Conservatory musician line. In the autumn of 1995 Lappalainen asked stretch of land the size of the band Trio Töykeät warm-up. The resulting Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio appeared for the first time in 12. December 1995, the Jazz Café Louhi Espoo Cultural Centre. Taipale addition, the band played with drummer Sami Järvinen, as well as to meet the Taipale Nilsiä Music Camp bassist Timo Tuppurainen. The critic Jukka Hauru praised the band in Helsingin Sanomat, which drove the trio's career. Trio toured a lot of the following year, including the April Jazz Festival in Espoo, Finland.

Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio

In 1997 Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio participated in the North ability to contest and won the popular music series of live televised finals of Finland 5. April 1997, Oslo held the final competition 24. May, however, the compositions presented Taipale Trio came second. The reward for the success of the band was made ​​television documentary, which was presented in December 1997.

Summer of 1997, the trio also appeared in the Pori Jazz Festival. At the time of Taipale was elected Pori Jazz Artist of the Year. In the same year he was awarded the FCA Competitor Award and was elected to the Postal Bank Prime Team in 1997-1999. In autumn 1998, the City of Espoo Espoo awarded him the medal and the ranking of FIM 20 000 City of Espoo Art Award.

Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio released their first album Nothing to Hide 27. November 1998. The disc was sold in the first Finn to jazzalbumina gold plate required 20 000 copies. It also went to the official Finnish album chart ranked 20. More recently, the album has sold over 30 000 copies.

December 6. 1998, Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio appeared in the President's Independence Day reception. The following year, the band was attached house band Joonas Hytönen show chat clients. The program with the band called Taipale guitarist Marzi Nyman, whose Taipale felt she had lukioajaltaan. The second album, the trio released the flakes 5. October 1999. The album was singing Marika Krook, and it became a terrible Album list ranked 17.

In summer 1999, Timo Tuppurainen left the band, and a new bass player came Timo Tolonen. Renewed the trio's first album was released Reset 15. October 2001.

In spring 2002, the trio occupying changed again when the drums took Toni Porthén and bass Ape Anttila. The new composition will also changed the band's name. It was the Lenni-Kalle Taipale Group, the Lenni-Kalle Taipale Band Since the autumn of 2002 to 2003 Lenni-Kalle Taipale Group showed Joonas reinforced Hytönen Show in guitarist Varre Vartiainen.

2000s Taipale the band has performed abroad, including Mexico, Germany and Sweden. The trio's fourth album, Taipale daughter named Snow, appeared in 12. October 2005. Again, the Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio at the album published consulted on loan copy of The Rasmus and soloists disc visiting Johanna Iivanainen and Little G.

Other projects

He has been involved in Hemma Beast's band since 1997. The band will play beside him Tatu Ferchen, Marzi Nyman, Pekka Kuusisto, Timo Tuppurainen, Zarkus Poussa and Sami Pitkämö. Another lighter assembly Taipale a cover songs playing FVU (Seppo Valjakka Friends), which includes Taipale, Pitkämö, Ako Kiiski and Harri Ala-the crossbars.

In 1998, Taipale joined the Espoo Big Band. He was the first pianist of the band on tour in Australia, New Zealand and in Bangkok in March 1998. In addition, he has appeared with the band in New Orleans, in the United States in January 2000, in Havana, Cuba, in December 2002, as well as in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Brazil, in December 2004.

Since the autumn of 2003 Taipale has played Vesa-Matti Loiri band. In addition, he has been involved in Loir discs Valentine Valentine songs, and songs II.

He has played with the orchestra Sami Pitkämö television series Dancing with the Stars, as well as Nevada. He has also appeared in a number of different artists, such as Irina, Jonna, Marita Taavitsainen and Eino Gron, albums. The pianist Iiro Rantala with the Taipale has co-operated, inter alia, UNICEF for the benefit of organized The battle of pianos -duokonsertissa in September 2006, as well as a pianist and as a conductor of this composing Patukkaooppera musical, which premiered in September 2007.

24.5.2007 Taipale appeared in the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist together Marzi Nyman and Satu Sopanen with the spring concert of "already had to sweet time and summer cute". June the same year was presented It is going to YLE's documentary series Land splendid period of "Lenni-Kalle Taipale - piano miracle man".

From March 2012 onwards Taipale dates Nelonen Faces -visailuohjelmaa.
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