The third album by this energetic and rockin’ trio is released on Rockadillo Records and Nordic Notes. The record is produced by the great Colin Bass. I am really happy to collaborate as a drummer & percussionist and also specially happy and proud of the detail that there is one song, where Joonas gave me the possibility to record the drums in my own Mo-Chuisle Studios. There has already been some really nice reviews on the album in the Finnish and German press.
More info: joonaswidenius.org
The world’s northernmost flamenco singer Anna Murtola released her debut album “Fuego por dentro” on November. The album is produced by Joonas Widenius and released on the Alba Records label. I am really happy to participate as a percussionist on this one. We had a blast gigging in Finland on the album release tour, especially on the Etnosoi! Festival in Helsinki, where Venla Ilona Blom, Helmi Camus, Ali Haithem, Hilda Länsman and Stiliana Ravelska were performing with us as special guests.
More info: www.annamurtola.com
The Trio’s second album, titled Arktik Traktor Konspirazy is officially out today 30.9.2016 on Rockadillo Records. We had a blast recording this at Global Music Centre Studios, Helsinki, Finland with the great engineer an person Ilari Suonpää and we are really proud to have the great collaborations by magnificent artists, the Jazz Piano great Iiro Rantala and Ilkka Heinonen, a master of a Traditional Finnish Bowed Lyre called Jouhikko. As far as it goes to drumming, I´m really happy to count with such a nice instruments as Saari Drums and Dream Cymbals on the tracking of this album. They both really suit to natural acoustic environment and always respond so naturally in different musical situations.
The Finland Release Tour will include the following gigs:
28th October, Oulu, Tuba
29th October, Rovaniemi, Korundi
30th October, Ylitornio, Kunnantalo
1st November, Kajaani, Koutasali
2nd November,Tornio, Kerho
3rd November, Kuopio, King’s Crown
4th November, Ylivieska, Akustiikka
5th November Vaasa, Doo-Bop
6th November, Äänekoski, Wille
6th November, Jyväskylä, Vakiopaine
7th November, Kotka, Kairo
9th November, Helsinki, Etnosoi Festival, Koko Jazz Club
10th November, Rauma, Brummi
12th November, Turku, Sibelius Museum
14th November, Mikkeli, Mikaeli
I hope You will enjoy listening to Arktik Traktor Konspirazy and come to see the gigs!!!
Album teaser video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPC7zWYCpz8
More info: www.joonaswidenius.org
Happy New Year to everybody! In my case the year 2016 will start with an interesting one month trip to Finland to work with some great musicians and dancers. First we’ll start the long waited recording sessions for forthcoming Joonas Widenius Trio album at Global Music Centre Recording Studios in Helsinki. Just after the sessions there will be some days of rehearsal and the premier of a new dance piece by Aho & Lundén Company. For me it will be really interesting to perform that piece, because it´s not only about playing some percussion, but I’ve also written some of the music on that piece. After the premier I’ll have an opportunity to have some days off and visit my family in Tampere area and then it will be about returning to Helsinki to work with Compañía Kaari & Roni Martin in Helsinki Documentary Film Festival called DocPoint and Helsinki Flamenco Festival. So it’s going to be a really inspiring beginning for the year 2016. I’m just hoping it will not be too cold up there in the North…
