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Guitarists · b. 1956

Raoul Björkenheim

Finnish musician

Born: 11 February 1956
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Record labels: Rune Grammofon
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Raoul Björkenheim is a jazz musician who plays guitar. Raoul Björkenheim was born on 11 February 1956 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Rune Grammofon.

Raoul Melvin Björkenheim (born February 11, 1956) is a Finnish-American jazz guitarist, who has lived in Helsinki, New York, and Los Angeles. His mother is Finnish-American actress Taina Elg. In his teens he moved to Finland. He attended the Helsinki Conservatory and the Berklee School of Music. His professional career began in the 1980s with Finnish jazz drummer Edward Vesala. After recording three albums with Vesala, he formed Krakatau. During the 1990s he reduced the band to a trio. He recorded an album with guitarist Nicky Skopelitis that was produced by Bill Laswell. Björkenheim has composed for the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and the UMO Jazz Orchestra and worked as a soloist with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. He recorded three albums for Rune Grammofon in the Scorch Trio with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums).

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