Iiro Rantala

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Iiro Rantala
Iiro Rantala in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Iiro Emil Rantala
Born	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Jazz, classical
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Piano
Labels	ACT
Website	Official website

Iiro Rantala (born 1970) 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.^[1] 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 (piano), Marzi Nyman (guitar) and Felix Zenger (beatbox).

In 2017, Rantala was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.^[1]

• Päivää (Sonet, 1990)
  • International version: G'day (Emarcy, 1993)
• Jazzlantis (Emarcy, 1995)
• Sisu (PolyGram Emarcy, 1998)
• Kudos (Universal Music Group, 2000)
• High Standards (EMI Blue Note, 2003)
• Wake (EMI Blue Note, 2005)
• One Night in Tampere (EMI Blue Note, 2007)

• Big Bad Family (Kompass, 1988)
• Big Bad Family (re-release) (Final Mix Records, 1996)

• Tango Kings (Big World, 1995)

• Music! (BIS Records, 2002)

• SaloRantala Soi! (Johanna Kustannus, 2003)
• Talvijalka (Sateen ääni, 2009)

• Concerto for Piano and Concerto in G♯ΔA♭ (Ondine, 2006)

• Elmo (Rockadillo Records, 2008)

• Subterráneo, (Liverace, 2009)

• Lost Heroes, (ACT, 2011)
• My History of Jazz, (ACT, 2012)

• Anyone with a Heart, (ACT, 2014)

• My Working Class Hero, (ACT, 2015)
• How Long Is Now?, (ACT, 2016)
• Good Stuff, (ACT, 2017)
• My Finnish Calendar, (ACT, 2019)
• Potsdam, (ACT, 2022) (live)

• Iiro Rantala official homepage
• Homepage of Espoo Big Band