Raoul Björkenheim | |
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Background information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 11, 1956
Genres | Avant-garde jazz, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Labels | ECM, Cuneiform, Rune Grammofon |
Website |
raoulbjorkenheim |
Raoul Melvin Björkenheim (born February 11, 1956) is a Finnish-American jazz guitarist, who has lived in Helsinki, [1] New York, [1] and Los Angeles. [2]
His mother is Finnish-American actress Taina Elg. [3] In his teens he moved to Finland. [2] He attended the Helsinki Conservatory and the Berklee School of Music. [2] His professional career began in the 1980s with Finnish jazz drummer Edward Vesala. [4] After recording three albums with Vesla, he formed Krakatau. [2] [4] During the 1990s he reduced the band to a trio. He recorded an album with guitarist Nicky Skopelitis that was produced by Bill Laswell. [4]
Björkenheim has composed for the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and the UMO Jazz Orchestra [2] and worked as a soloist with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. [4] He recorded three albums for Rune Grammofon in the Scorch Trio with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). [4] Other collaborators include Hamid Drake, William Parker, Kalle Kalima, [4] and the band Kvalda. [5]
Raoul Björkenheim | |
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Background information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 11, 1956
Genres | Avant-garde jazz, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Labels | ECM, Cuneiform, Rune Grammofon |
Website |
raoulbjorkenheim |
Raoul Melvin Björkenheim (born February 11, 1956) is a Finnish-American jazz guitarist, who has lived in Helsinki, [1] New York, [1] and Los Angeles. [2]
His mother is Finnish-American actress Taina Elg. [3] In his teens he moved to Finland. [2] He attended the Helsinki Conservatory and the Berklee School of Music. [2] His professional career began in the 1980s with Finnish jazz drummer Edward Vesala. [4] After recording three albums with Vesla, he formed Krakatau. [2] [4] During the 1990s he reduced the band to a trio. He recorded an album with guitarist Nicky Skopelitis that was produced by Bill Laswell. [4]
Björkenheim has composed for the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and the UMO Jazz Orchestra [2] and worked as a soloist with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. [4] He recorded three albums for Rune Grammofon in the Scorch Trio with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). [4] Other collaborators include Hamid Drake, William Parker, Kalle Kalima, [4] and the band Kvalda. [5]