Tapani Rinne
Encyclopedia
Tapani Rinne is a Finnish musician
, composer
and record producer
, who is known for his experimental and innovative style with the clarinet
and saxophone
.
musicians and composers in Finland, studied music at the prestigious Sibelius Academy
between 1981 and 1986. As an alumnus of the famed Edward Vesala
's Sound & Fury workshops, he continued to experiment with jazz and became one of leading figures in Finland's contemporary jazz scene. Close collaboration eventually lead Edvard Vesala and Rinne to start a new group called RinneRadio
and to release the eponymous debut in 1988.
RinneRadio's reputation as something radically new was cemented with following albums Dance and Visions (1990), Joik (1992), Unik (1994) and Rok (1996) when Rinne took over Vesala's role as the composer and pushed the ever-evolving group into fervent exploration of new soundscapes beyond jazz, drum & bass, ambient
and even techno
- well before these kinds of mash-ups became trendy a few years later.
Unik brought the group the Emma award
for best jazz album of the year in 1994, equivalent to the Grammy in Finland
. In 1992 Rinne had also received a personal accolade in the form of Yrjö award for the best jazz musician of the year, given by the Jazz Federation of Finland. RinneRadio released their 14th album, On, in 2007. In 2008 RinneRadio released a compilation album titled "20" to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band. The album was compiled by asking radio and club DJ's to list tracks for their dream RinneRadio album.
In 2009 it was time for a new material in the form of album Pole Stars.
Despite the fact that RinneRadio was and still is a major part of Rinne's artistic legacy, he has sought new collaborations outside RinneRadio. In 1991 he joined Jimi Tenor
, another saxophone
experimentalist and produced an album called Suburban Sax. Rinne also worked closely with the Sami
yoik
singer Wimme on his four albums, produced the accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen's
albums Kielo and Kluster and composed music for numerous television series, documentaries, films, dance pieces, and circus shows.
In 1999 he embarked on a new journey, his first solo album, which was based on the music he composed for the Swedish
television series Insider. The minimalistic, almost glacial music was a distinct departure from RinneRadio's beat driven sound. He continued solo excursions in 2002 with Nectic, and in 2005 with the Silent Night, which featured new interpretations of traditional Christmas carol
s.
In 2002, Rinne formed SlowHill
with the well-known Finnish DJ
Slow (Producer & DJ)
, a former member of the band Pepe Deluxe
. Their band fused jazz sounds with electronic beats and got their first album Finndisc released on Blue Note Records
.
In 2005 SlowHill released their second album Fennika on Plastinka Records. Rinne also composed the score with Slow (Producer & DJ)
for the Finnish movie Koti-ikävä, which was nominated for the Finnish equivalent of the Oscar, the Jussi Award. Summer 2010 saw the release of the third SlowHill album, called Muzak via Universal Music Finland.
In 2011 he collaborated with the percussionist Teho Majamäki and they released together an instrumental album Inside the Temple, which was recorded in entirely in temples in India's
Maharashtra
.
Silent Night (2005),
Nectic (2002),
Insider (1999)
Inside the Temple (2011)
Pole Stars (2009),
20 (2008),
On (2007),
+ (2006),
Pan (2004),
Lumix (2003),
Nao (2001),
B (1999),
G (1998),
pfft (1997),
Rok (1996),
Unik (1994),
Joik (1992),
Dance And Vision (1990),
RinneRadio (1988)
Mun (2009),
Cugu (2000),
Gierran (1997),
Wimme (1995)
Muzak (2010),
Fennika (2005),
Finndisc (2002)
Suburban Sax (1991)
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, who is known for his experimental and innovative style with the clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
and saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
.
Career
Tapani Rinne, one of the best-known and respected contemporary jazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musicians and composers in Finland, studied music at the prestigious Sibelius Academy
Sibelius Academy
The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities...
between 1981 and 1986. As an alumnus of the famed Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala , born Martti Vesala, was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer....
's Sound & Fury workshops, he continued to experiment with jazz and became one of leading figures in Finland's contemporary jazz scene. Close collaboration eventually lead Edvard Vesala and Rinne to start a new group called RinneRadio
RinneRadio
RinneRadio is group of electro jazz pioneers from Finland. Operating on the boundaries of jazz and electronic music, the output of RinneRadio has been described as "some jazz, plenty of techno and ambient influences, a few poppy melodies, and hints of world music"...
and to release the eponymous debut in 1988.
RinneRadio's reputation as something radically new was cemented with following albums Dance and Visions (1990), Joik (1992), Unik (1994) and Rok (1996) when Rinne took over Vesala's role as the composer and pushed the ever-evolving group into fervent exploration of new soundscapes beyond jazz, drum & bass, ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and even techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
- well before these kinds of mash-ups became trendy a few years later.
Unik brought the group the Emma award
Emma-gaala
The Emma-gaala is a Finnish music gala arranged yearly by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland, awarding the most distinguished artists and music professionals of the year. It has been arranged since 1983, except for the years 1988–1990....
for best jazz album of the year in 1994, equivalent to the Grammy in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. In 1992 Rinne had also received a personal accolade in the form of Yrjö award for the best jazz musician of the year, given by the Jazz Federation of Finland. RinneRadio released their 14th album, On, in 2007. In 2008 RinneRadio released a compilation album titled "20" to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band. The album was compiled by asking radio and club DJ's to list tracks for their dream RinneRadio album.
In 2009 it was time for a new material in the form of album Pole Stars.
Despite the fact that RinneRadio was and still is a major part of Rinne's artistic legacy, he has sought new collaborations outside RinneRadio. In 1991 he joined Jimi Tenor
Jimi Tenor
Jimi Tenor is a Finnish musician. His name is a combination of the first name of his youth idol Jimmy Osmond and the tenor saxophone. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans published its first album in 1988, Jimi's first solo album appeared in 1994. "Take Me Baby" became his first hit in 1994...
, another saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
experimentalist and produced an album called Suburban Sax. Rinne also worked closely with the Sami
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
yoik
Yoik
A joik, , luohti, vuolle, leu'dd, or juoiggus is a traditional Sami form of song.Originally, joik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami singing...
singer Wimme on his four albums, produced the accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen's
Kimmo Pohjonen
Kimmo Pohjonen is a Finnish accordionist who is involved in a number of projects.- Uniko :Kluster meets Kronos Quartet in the Uniko project featuring music composed by Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen, commissioned by Kronos. Concerts in Helsinki, Moscow and Molde Jazz Festival were major successes...
albums Kielo and Kluster and composed music for numerous television series, documentaries, films, dance pieces, and circus shows.
In 1999 he embarked on a new journey, his first solo album, which was based on the music he composed for the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
television series Insider. The minimalistic, almost glacial music was a distinct departure from RinneRadio's beat driven sound. He continued solo excursions in 2002 with Nectic, and in 2005 with the Silent Night, which featured new interpretations of traditional Christmas carol
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
s.
In 2002, Rinne formed SlowHill
SlowHill
SlowHill is a Finnish instrumental downtempo/lounge band project formed by the Slow and the award-winning saxophonist Tapani Rinne in 2002...
with the well-known Finnish DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Slow (Producer & DJ)
Slow (Producer & DJ)
Slow or DJ Slow is a Finnish DJ and music producer. His first encounters with hip hop acts such as Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Eric B & Rakim led him to pursue career in DJing, later making music and remixing others tracks...
, a former member of the band Pepe Deluxe
Pepe Deluxé
Pepe Deluxé is a Finnish electronic music oriented band, formed in 1996 by DJ Slow JA-Jazz and James Spectrum in Helsinki, Finland. They started to experiment with sounds of hip hop, big beat, breakbeat and downtempo. DJ Slow departed the band in 2001 to pursue solo projects. JA-Jazz has been...
. Their band fused jazz sounds with electronic beats and got their first album Finndisc released on Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
.
In 2005 SlowHill released their second album Fennika on Plastinka Records. Rinne also composed the score with Slow (Producer & DJ)
Slow (Producer & DJ)
Slow or DJ Slow is a Finnish DJ and music producer. His first encounters with hip hop acts such as Run-DMC, Public Enemy and Eric B & Rakim led him to pursue career in DJing, later making music and remixing others tracks...
for the Finnish movie Koti-ikävä, which was nominated for the Finnish equivalent of the Oscar, the Jussi Award. Summer 2010 saw the release of the third SlowHill album, called Muzak via Universal Music Finland.
In 2011 he collaborated with the percussionist Teho Majamäki and they released together an instrumental album Inside the Temple, which was recorded in entirely in temples in India's
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
.
Albums (as composer/producer)
- Tapani Rinne:
Silent Night (2005),
Nectic (2002),
Insider (1999)
- Tapani Rinne & Teho Majamäki:
Inside the Temple (2011)
- RinneRadio:
Pole Stars (2009),
20 (2008),
On (2007),
+ (2006),
Pan (2004),
Lumix (2003),
Nao (2001),
B (1999),
G (1998),
pfft (1997),
Rok (1996),
Unik (1994),
Joik (1992),
Dance And Vision (1990),
RinneRadio (1988)
- Wimme:
Mun (2009),
Cugu (2000),
Gierran (1997),
Wimme (1995)
- SlowHill:
Muzak (2010),
Fennika (2005),
Finndisc (2002)
- Jimi Tenor and Tapani Rinne:
Suburban Sax (1991)