Podcast appearances and mentions of olli soikkeli

On this Cenk Erdogan Interview: How an internal tumor changed his perspective and his priorities in life, tons of cool stories and great vibes on this one! A very compelling overview of Turkey: the incredibly busy and vibrant music and licensing scene, culture, ethnicity and personal relationships… getting turned on to Pink Floyd and Buddy Guy from his dad, as well as jazz, classical and Turkish folk music, and how Paco de Lucia and a few mentors led to his fascination with fretless guitar and microtones. Cenk plays fretless guitar as well as a beautiful Turkish instrument called a yayli tanbur - one of the most moving things anyone has done on the show… GREAT stories on how he landed his first soundtrack score (which won Soundtrack of the year), the gig for producing all the soundscapes and ringtones for the largest phone company in Turkey, and other performances… how he developed his work ethic, eggs benedict, Anchorage, cooking, Turkish bazaars, LOADS of other cool stuff. Just fantastic, passionate & energetic - ya gotta believe!  If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support From Istanbul, Turkey… Cenk is recognized world-wide as one of the leading players of fretless guitar. In 2008 he recorded his first album, and in that same year, he composed and arranged the soundtrack for the movie“Issız Adam,” and won “Soundtrack of the Year 2009.” His trio has played in jazz festivals throughout Turkey... has released 7 LPs... composes the ringtones and soundscapes for the very first smart phone “VENÜS” made by Vestel Company... and has participated in 2 world tours of International Guitar Night. Most recently, he did this tour with Mike Dawes, Olli Soikkeli, and Jim Kimo West.  Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/

One of the youngest violin professors at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Anick is considered “a rising star in the world of jazz violin and mandolin” (Downbeat Magazine). In addition to leading various groups under his own name and performing with the Rhythm Future Quartet, Anick has been touring and recording with Grammy award-winning Nashville guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson since 2008 when he was recruited while still a senior at the Hartt Conservatory. Over the past few years, Jason has been focusing on arranging and composing for the Rhythm Future Quartet, Jason Anick Acoustic Trio, and the Anick/Yeager Quartet. The Rhythm Future Quartet, which Jason started with Finish guitar virtuoso Olli Soikkeli, is rapidly becoming one of the preeminent Gypsy jazz groups in the country. The group just released its third album, "RFQ and Friends" which was praised by JazzTimes as "packed to the gills with feeling... dynamic, full of virtuosity and swing".The Jason Anick Acoustic Trio, which formed in 2017, applies Jason's formidable improvisational and compositional chops to the roots/fiddle music of his youth. The Jason Anick/Jason Yeager Quartet draws on the wide swath of musical interests of its co-leaders, blending straight-ahead and post-bop jazz, world music, funk and pop, eagerly embracing what Anick and Yeager have defined as “jazz without borders.” Their debut album, United, garnered rave reviews including 4.5 stars from Downbeat Magazine. A versatile musician and sought after side-man, Anick has also shared the stage with an array of artist like Stevie Wonder, Tommy Emmanuel, Hamilton de Holanda, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, John Sebastian, Delta Rae, and Ward Hayden and the Outliers. With performances all over the world from China, Europe, and Japan and renowned venues like the Montreal Jazz Festival, Blue Note, Smalls Jazz Club, Scullers Jazz Club, Yoshi's, Iridium, TD Garden, Regattabar, NPR, and The Late Night Show, Jason has proven himself to be a leader in the ever-growing contemporary string world.Jason is also a sought-after educator, and has taught jazz violin and mandolin to students of all ages at string camps, workshops, and clinics around the world. Jason regularly contributes educational columns to Fiddler Magazine and instructional videos to DC Music and Christian Howes' Creative Strings Academy.

On this Olli Soikkeli interview, Olli talks about how he got into gypsy jazz (he started off playing metal) and what drives him... GREAT story how he got started in the music business, playing with his musical heroes, his determination to handle a threatening health condition, some unusual influences, not taking himself too seriously, fitness, nutrition, moving to NYC, pizza and loads more. Incredibly talented player in a very difficult niche. Olli Soikkeli is a gypsy jazz guitarist from Finland. He’s played in jazz clubs and festivals across Finland & Europe and has played with artists such as Bucky Pizzarelli, Stochelo Rosenberg, Tommy Emmanuel, Andreas Öberg, Cyrille Aimee, Antti Sarpila and Marian Petrescu. While living in NYC, he played legendary venues such as Town Hall, Herbst Theatre, Birdland Jazz Club, Blue Note, The Iridium & Lincoln Center. Only 29, he’s released 9 LPs, including solo works, trio, and a variety of other projects. His 2016 LP, Travels was included on the All About Jazz magazine & Huffington Post Best Albums of the year lists.  Support this Show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support  Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ 

Acoustic guitar virtuoso Mike Dawes visits with Musician’s Spotlight host John Floridis by phone and discusses his involvement with the International Guitar Night tour featuring Dawes and three other guitar master from Hawaii, Jim Kimo West, from Finland, Olli Soikkeli and from Turkey, Cenk Erdoğan. Listen now on Musician's Spotlight .

"Led by violinist Jason Anick and guitarist Olli Soikkeli, the quartet performs dynamic and lyrical arrangements of both Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions that draw upon diverse international rhythms and musical idioms. With Max ORourke on second guitar and Greg Loughman on bass, Rhythm Future is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of a vital musical genre.'http://www.jasonanick.com/about.html

The acoustic jazz ensemble, Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, offers up a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. Led by violinist Jason Anick and guitarist Olli Soikkeli, the quartet performs dynamic and lyrical arrangements of both Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions that draw upon diverse international rhythms and musical idioms. With Max O’Rourke on second guitar and Greg Loughman on bass, Rhythm Future is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of a vital musical genre. Where the band’s self-titled debut album re-visited classic jazz and Gypsy jazz favorites, Travels, the quartet’s current release, concentrates on group originals that make captivating use of musical sources from outside the conventional Gypsy jazz terrain. Travels reflects both the accumulated knowledge garnered from the groups world wide touring as well as the international influences that inspired new rhythmic and harmonic possibilities within their compositions and arrangements. For more, click here.

Cuatro novedades discográficas en la entrega 122 de HDO. El jazz manouche del Rhythm Future Quartet en Travels con un violinista (Jason Anick) y un guitarrista solista (Olli Soikkeli) que no superan los treinta años y muestran muy buenas maneras tocando y componiendo. Theo Croker es algo más que un trompetista que ha estudiado muy bien el legado de los grandes, puesto que en Escape Velocity demuestra estar al frente de un gran grupo para una propuesta en la que hay producción, pero también muy buenos músicos. Further Explorations es el estreno del septeto Alchemy Sound Project. Erica Lindsay, Sumi Tonooka, Salim Washington, David Arend y Samantha Boshnack son los autores de todas las composiciones de su debut, en el que hay muy buenas melodías, y un buen sonido de todo el ensemble. El guitarrista esloveno Samo Salamon publica Winds, grabado en directo en otoño del pasado año 2015 a medias con el pianista Stefano Battaglia. Las improvisaciones, extensas, permiten que ambos exploren y experimenten con las posibilidades de sus instrumentos y los propios roles de cada uno de los músicos. En cuanto a las composiciones de Salamon, hay momentos de una suavidad y belleza que se podrían calificar de sublimes, especialmente si se escuchan en cierta manera como contraposición a la tensión de las partes improvisadas. Pachi Tapiz, 2016 HDO es un podcast editado, producido y presentado por Pachi Tapiz.