AR Quartet Helsinki Sampo Kasurinen - saxophones Artturi Rönkä - piano Eero Seppä - bass Jonatan Sarikoski - drums AR Quartet is a band of four young musicians from Helsinki, Finland. The group's music is characterized by dynamic and energetic interplay and refined compositions, mostly written by Artturi Rönkä. In May 2012, the band won the first prize in the Finnish final of "Young Nordic Jazz Comets" competition and represented Finland in the international showcase in September 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In September 2012, the quartet also placed second in international "Jazz Hoeilaart" competition in Belgium. Artturi Rönkä has also won a couple of big band composition contests, such as international “Jazzverk” (2012, Luleå, Sweden) and Finnish “Esko Linnavalli” (2011) competitions. (Photo by Maarit Kytöharju) AR Quartet’s tracks Air by AR Quartet published on 2016-10-18T16:05:51Z Ground X by AR Quartet published on 2014-12-12T11:30:24Z Medianoche by AR Quartet published on 2014-12-12T11:27:38Z Bye Bye (Live at Philly Joe's, Tallinn) by AR Quartet published on 2014-10-25T11:56:00Z Bye Bye by AR Quartet published on 2014-03-06T22:00:12Z Medianoche (live) by AR Quartet published on 2013-03-30T13:52:28Z Ground X (live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse) by AR Quartet published on 2012-09-18T19:00:28Z GSM Tango by AR Quartet published on 2012-07-23T18:12:00Z By Rail by AR Quartet published on 2012-07-23T18:03:56Z
