Breadmachine is led by one of Finland's most recognized
trumpet players, Antero Priha.
Priha has been one of Finland's busiest trumpetists for
nearly twenty years. He left home
at the early age of sixteen to devote his life to his
music, and luckily enough he has
never had a reason to regret this somewhat radical decision.
In addition to numerous Finnish musicians, Priha
has also performed with many international jazz
artists, such as Ray Charles, Joe Henderson,
Freddie Hubbard, Carla Bley, Louie Bellson and
Georgie Fame, to mention but few.
The musicians in Breadmachine are all among the hardest
working men
in the modern European music scene.
Breadmachine released its first album, Eternal
Friendship, in 1998. Priha's
and bassist Ape Anttila's music is an easy blend of many
modern influences
(hip-hop, soul, jazzbossa, be-bop & lush-loop).
In January 2001, Breadmachine released its second album
called Loveship.
Like Eternal Friendship, Loveship is a loving blend of
various musical influences
and rhythms from around the globe. Some
of the key tunes on this record are
Priha's mellow Mañana and almost devout Prayer.
Seppo Kantonen composed a
colossal piece called Giant for Loveship.
Breadmachine is currently working on their third album
(under the so far unconfirmed title Starship Babies).
The new material could be loosely categorised as jazz
for generation X; a tasty mix of ultra modern sounscapes,
groovy rythms and timeless jazz harmonies.
