Trio Töykeät (founded in 1988) was a
Finnish jazz
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trio. Their music ranges from humorous
ragtime
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s to sentimental
waltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the w ...
es. Their playing style is often rhythmic, energetic and virtuosic. The group disbanded in 2008
Members
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Iiro Rantala
Iiro Rantala (born 1970, in Helsinki) 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 Finl ...
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piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...
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Rami Eskelinen –
drums
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Eerik Siikasaari –
double bass
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Releases
*''Päivää'' (1990)
*''
G'day
G'day may refer to:
* g'day, a greeting in Australian English
* ''G'day'' (album), a 1993 album by Trio Töykeät
See also
* ''G'day G'day'' (album), a 1988 album by Slim Dusty
** "G'day G'day" (song), the title song
* G-Day (disambiguation) ...
'' (1993) ''(international re-release of Päivää)''
*''Jazzlantis'' (1995)
*''Rappiolla'' (1997)
*''Sisu'' (1997)
*''Kudos'' (2000)
*''Music!'' (2002)
*''High Standards'' (2003)
*''
Wake'' (2005)
*''One Night in Tampere'' (2007)
External links
Homepage of Trio Töykeät
Finnish jazz ensembles
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
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