This was typical Scandinavian jazz - quirky, as was Kari's between-numbers humour - the music was typically cool and spartan as you would expect from that part of the world. This band's two sets were a highlight of the festival.
The Kari Ikonen Trio (Kari Ikonen - piano; Olli Rantala - bass; Markku Ounaskari - drums) performing in the WPAC Hall at the 2017 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz