Jazz Articles about Lenni-Kalle Taipole

Lenni-Kalle Taipole Trio: Nothing To Hide

by Douglas Payne
September 1, 1999

If there's any new ground left for piano trios to explore, none of today's jazz threesomes are finding it. But the familiar can always be a comforting place to come back to. And a player who excels on already oft-heard keyboard commentary is no less interesting to hear.Such a player is twenty-something Finnish pianist Lenni-Kalle Taipale. Clearly trained in the classics (his flourishes display an intimate knowledge of Bach and Chopin), Taipale recalls the melodic insistence of Chick ...