Riko Goto (p)
Tapani Varis (b)
Erkki Joutseno (dr)

Riko Goto Trio plays impressionistic, often energic
contemporary music full of improvisation and suprise.
Trio combines atmospheres of two far-away countries,
Japan and Finland.

Riko Goto (piano) was born in Hokkaido 1977. She has
studied piano since the age af four and has taken
lessons from Yoko Moriyasu and Iro Haarla. Riko moved
to Finland 1997, to study music in Helsinki Pop-Jazz
Conservatory and piano tuning. In Helsinki she has
started to compose her own music.

Erkki Joutseno (drums), born in 1956, has played different
kinds of improvised music, in cooperation with musicians
like Matti Riikonen and Jorma Tapio.

Tapani Varis (bass), born in 1968, is best known from
Finnish folk music scene. His career in music continues
now also with improvised music.

contact:
Erkki Joutseno
erkki.joutseno@kolumbus.fi
0505126472

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