Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana

(FIN)

Jazz and rap have different characters and cultures, but also much in common. They are both children of the great black music family. In effect, rap is verbal jazz. These facts in mind, Valtteri “Dalindèo” Pöyhönen’s red hot big band and Finland’s topmost rappers, Paleface, Redrama & Tommy Lindgren, combined their efforts. Their joint new album Burnaa kicks ass in such a manner that its pre-release single Julkinen sana (Public Word) won immediately YleX channel’s Rhythm Barometer, became the most played song on Radio Helsinki and generally instigated foam-mouthed praise both from the public and the critics.

Maestro Pöyhönen’s dynamic compositions draw inspiration from late period Duke Ellington and The Buddy Rich Big Band’s high-energy sound in the 60’s, like RTBB’s eponymous debut album (2011) already proved. Meanwhile the MCs take turns in the old school back-to-back manner. A lot of the rhymes were written in collective sessions.

Paleface has rapped in English and in Finnish on his own records, while Redrama and Don Johnson Big Band’s (actually a hip-hop quartet) Lindgren haven’t used Finnish this extensively before. All three have collaborated before in the gipsy-flavoured GG Caravan, Paleface and Redrama also in the pan-scandinavian Conscious Youth.

Lineup

Name
Instrument
Eskola Jukka
trumpet
Fredriksson Linda
baritone saxophone
Hermaja Antti
trombone
Hynninen Antti
tenor saxophone, flute
Jokelainen Ari
alto saxophone
Kannaste Jussi
saxophone
Karjalainen Mikko
trumpet
Kortehisto Juha
trombone
Koskela Sami
percussion
Laurell Pöyhönen Valtteri
leader, guitar, keys
Lindgren Tommy
rap
Louhivuori Kalevi
trumpet
Lukkarinen Jaska
drums
Lötjönen Antti
bass
Mellberg Lasse
rap
Miettinen Karri
rap
Mäenpää Jose
trumpet
Puolitaival Petri
saxophone
Sarikoski Kasperi
trombone
Viljanen Juho
baritone trombone

Performances in 2013

Date
Time
Venue
19.07.2013
13.00
Kirjurinluoto Arena