KRISTJAN RANDALU (1978) on oma põlvkonna silmapaistvamaid pianiste, keda hinnatakse nii solisti, ansamblimuusiku kui ka heliloojana. Ajakiri Jazz Times kirjeldab tema muusikat kui “tundmatut ja eksootilist maad”.

Randalu on üks aktiivsemaid ja laiema haardega eesti jazzmuusikuid maailmas. Tänu mitmekülgsele loomingulisele tegevusele on Randalu esindanud Eestit maailma mainekatel jazzifestivalidel ja olulisematel kontserdilavadel, olles hinnatud nii jazzi- kui ka klassikalise muusika interpreedi ja heliloojana.

Tema klaverimäng nii solisti kui ka ansamblimuusikuna kõlab enam kui 40 plaadil, mille hulka kuuluvad Grammy nominatsioon 2006. aastal ning 2012 Aasta Jazzialbumi tiitel Eesti Muusika Auhindadel. 2014. aastal pälvis Randalu Eesti Kultuurkapitali Helikunsti sihtkapitali aastapreemia.

2018 ilmus Randalu autoriplaat "Absence" plaadifirma ECM Records’i alt.

HELSINKI SONGS
Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim’s eighth ECM album as a leader or co-leader, Helsinki Songs, reaches out to the listener, tugging the ear with its overt lyricism, ethereal atmosphere and air of sustained melodic invention, often with hints of the East. Seim wrote most of Helsinki Songs on sojourns in the Finnish capital, in an apartment with “a composer’s aura.” Back in Oslo, he brought the compositions to life at Rainbow Studio with his simpatico quartet featuring Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu, Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen and Finnish drummer Markku Ounaskari. Themes of dedication and tribute run throughout the new album, including pieces referencing Ornette Coleman and Jimmy Webb, as well as tunes dedicated to Seim’s children and bandmates.

With its overt lyricism, strong themes and a sense of perpetual melodic invention, Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim’s new album quickly identifies itself as a classic-in-the-making. Themes of dedication run through Seim’s Helsinki Song salbum, a set of tunes composed – for the most part – in the Finnish capital, and radiating tributes in many directions. Here are songs referencing Igor Stravinsky and Jimmy Webb, pieces dedicated to each of Seim’s gifted bandmates, and tunes that tip the hat, obliquely, to Ornette Coleman and Bill Evans. The quartet plays superbly throughout, with outstanding solos from leader Seim and pianist Kristjan Randalu. Helsinki Songs was recorded in Oslo’s Rainbow Studio in January 2018 and produced by Manfred Eicher.

Trygve Seim - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Kristjan Randalu - Piano
Mats Eilertsen - Double Bass
Markku Ounaskari - Drums

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