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landgren in concert iirorantala.fi trio töykeät , tango kings iiro emil rantala helsinki , finland act yes non_vocal_instrumentalist 19 january 1970 piano jazz , classical iiro rantala.jpg iiro rantala
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iiro rantala

iiro rantala -lrb- born 1970 , in helsinki -rrb- 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 .
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 -lrb- piano -rrb- , marzi nyman -lrb- guitar -rrb- and felix zenger -lrb- beatbox -rrb- .
