Bill Evans in Helsinki (1970 Live Video)

Bill Evans and his trio played at Ilkka Kuusisto’s house in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. 0:00 Interview 2:54 Emily 8:18 Interview 11:50 Alfie 16:58 Interview 21:09 Nardis Ilkka Kuusisto is a Finnish composer, and his two sons are famous violinists. Ilkka played some jazz on his spare time. His son Pekka Kuusisto is the first Finnish violinist who has won the Sibelius violin contest. Pekka has also played with, for example, finnish jazz trio Trio Töykeät, with Iiro Rantala playing the piano. Iiro is one of Finland’s greatest jazz pianists. And has a great sense of humour. His current trio has a guitar player and a beat box. Yes, a beat box! That’s crazy, but somehow it works. Yes, I was in heaven when I happened toturn on my TV last summer. I couldn’t believe that this video existed, or that Bill had even been to Finland! “Of course he travelled to Sweden many times, and that’s obvious, because we [the Finnish people] always lose to Swede