Various - Ateneum 2019

OK:KO, Alder Ego, Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen – Ateneum 2019

Label: We Jazz – WJLP19
Series: We Jazz Live Plates – Vol. 2
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Finland
Released: May 22, 2020
Genre: Jazz
Style: Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Soul-Jazz

Info:

Helsinki's We Jazz Records presents "Ateneum 2019", part 2 of their ongoing "We Jazz Live Plates" series documenting the label's live activity. Recorded at the historic Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki during spring 2019, the intense live compilation brings together three acts on the label's roster: Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen, OK:KO and Alder Ego, each performing two tracks here.

OK:KO opens proceedings with their sound electrified by Toomas Keski-Säntti changing from piano to Fender rhodes, a little touch that opens up new avenues in their sound. The band who made a big splash with their 2019 debut album "Syrtti", present energetic new versions of the title track and the looping "Piik". Alder Ego, led by drummer Joonas Leppänen, shifts gears with a new deep version of their 2018 album track "Cubism", and add a new track "Mystery Room Nr. 6" into the mix. Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen strecth out their compact tracks "Fallow" and "Goldenrod", which grow into new lenght and depth in the live setting.

"Ateneum 2019" released together with "Lonna 2019", We Jazz Live Plates vol. 3, is an inspiring example of the active and high quality jazz scene in Helsinki.

Tracklista:

1. OK:KO - Syrtti (Live at Ateneum 20.3.19)
2. OK:KO - Piik (Live at Ateneum 20.3.19)
3. Alder Ego - Cubism (Live at Ateneum 15.5.19)
4. Alder Ego - Mystery Room Nr. 6 (Live at Ateneum 15.5.19)
5. Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen - Fallow (Live at Ateneum 17.4.19)
6. Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen - Goldenrod (Live at Ateneum 17.4.19)