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Three Seconds | Kolme Toista is Out Now!

Three Seconds | Kolme Toista is Out Now!

October 14th 2022: Three Seconds | Kolme Toista, my first album in 9 years, has been released today on Challenge Records International, featuring Jason Palmer, Bulut Gülen, Layth Sidiq, Naseem Alatrash, Utar Artun, Kyle Miles, Keita Ogawa and Vancil Cooper.

Announcing New Album "Three Seconds | Kolme Toista"

Announcing New Album "Three Seconds | Kolme Toista"

I am thrilled to finally announce the most deeply personal and ambitious creative endeavor of my life thus far: my new album Three Seconds | Kolme Toista, a long-form five-movement suite for a 9-piece ensemble.

Giuseppe Paradiso Meridian 71: "Metropolitan Sketches" Video Released

One of my favorite collectives to make music with, Giuseppe Paradiso Meridian 71 just released a new live-in-the-studio video, “Metropolitan Sketches” – check it out!

Giving my Strat its studio debut…

Meridian 71 | "Metropolitan Sketches" (live in studio)

Composed & arranged by Giuseppe Paradiso.

Giuseppe Paradiso - drums
Mark Zaleski - alto sax
Utar Artun - piano
Jussi Reijonen - elec. guitar
Galen Willett - fretless elec. bass
Malick Ngom - sabar drums

Recorded by Dan Cardinal at Dimension Sound Studios in Boston, MA (USA) on July 16, 2018.