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Raoul Melvin Björkenheim (* 19. März 1956 in Los Angeles) ist ein finnisch -amerikanischer Jazz - und Fusion - Gitarrist . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Wirken. 2 Preise und Auszeichnungen. 3 Diskographische Hinweise. 4 Weblinks. 5 Literatur. 6 Einzelnachweise. Leben und Wirken.
Home page of Raoul Björkenheim, a musician/group from Helsinki, Finland. Raoul Björkenheim is a guitarist, composer and educator with a work history of 40 years, a discography with over fifty titles, and new projects always on the horizon.
Instrument (s) Guitar. Years active. 1980s–present. Labels. ECM, Cuneiform, Rune Grammofon. Website. raoulbjorkenheim .com. 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.
Raoul Björkenheim is a Finnish-American guitarist and composer who has been creating original music for the past four decades living in New York City and Helsinki, where he is presently based. Describing his on-going work as investigative guitarism, he is best known for an expressionistic and lyrical guitar style.
Guitarist and composer Raoul Björkenheim emerged from Finland in the 80s with Edward Vesala's band, then started his own group, Krakatau, who recorded for ECM and Cuneiform. He is probably best known for his work with Scorch Trio and with Bill Laswell and Morgan Agren in Blixt, but he has been a busy, active player for the last 30 years.
His first commission to write for big band in 1982 was the beginning of a career composing for big band, symphony orchestra, string quintet, electric guitar orchestra, and small jazz ensembles. Click HERE to go to a page with a list of main compositions, where you can also take a look at the scores themselves.
Raoul Björkenheim Triad proposes an expressionist musical direction for the jazz guitar trio, fusing visceral energy with a nordic melodic lyricism. Compositions by the guitarist allow a multitude of interpretations, encouraging the musicians to follow non-linear paths towards the unexpected.
