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Iro Haarla (born 7 November 1956) is a Finnish jazz pianist and harpist, as well as composer and band leader.
Iro Haarla: pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader. "We all should look at life as if we were moving towards a clearing horizon each day of our lives. This thought inhabits my compositions."
The roots of the music of Iro Haarla lies in the world of classical music. There lies the origins of her emotional melodies. Her earliest musical memories from her childhood comes from the Italian operatic music heard at home.
Renowned Finnish jazz innovator and band leader Iro Haarla takes a detour towards progressive rock. Iro Haarla Electric Ensemble to release their debut album in October. Known for her large number of works in the field of acoustic free jazz, Iro Haarla is a notable Finnish pianist, composer, arranger and band leader.
Iro Haarla was born in 1956 and studied piano and composition at Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy and jazz and improvising with Heikki Sarmanto. Early jazz role models included Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and especially Paul Bley whose “silence and dissonance” proved influential.
30 de ago. de 2005 · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2005 CD release of "Northbound" on Discogs.
From Iro Haarla Electric Ensemble's new album "What Will We Leave Behind", available October 29th 2021 on Svart Records.Pre-sale: Iro Haarla Electric Ensembl...
