With the TMQ Quintet at the Journalisti Gaala
On Thursday we performed with the Tapio Maunuvaara Quintet at the Journalisti Gaala 26 and we had a great time playing there. The lighting had been quite nice there and I took the liberty to take some...
Tag: jazz
Record release: Davvi Oktavuohta – Pohjoinen Yhteys
And catching up with last weeks post the Oulu All Stars Big Band CD/LP Davvi Oktavuohta – Pohjoinen Yhteys was fully released today. You can check it out on Spotify. Once I have found a better way to...
Dovdameahttumii: New Single released today
The new single Dovdameahttumi for the upcoming CD/LP from the Oulu All Stars Big Band had been released today! The full recording " Davvi Oktavuohta – Pohjoinen Yhteys " will be available next week an...
Just a traditional Christmas tune
The other week we performed with the Tapio Maunuvaara Quintet featuring Inga Söder, at the town hall, here in Oulu, our "traditional" Christmas concert (if the second time in two years and be called "...
Jerry!
https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/svbck/3de0297908.webp The great Jerry Bergonzi and myself after the concert in Elojazz 2017 After the Big Band concert I had the chance to meet one...
A Mobley Loop
"Learn to BeBop on changes like Hank Mobley first. It tells you when to stop." Those were roughly the words one of my all-time heroes Rick Margitza said to me when I had the chance to have a lesson wi...
A Looping Exercise
Some of my favourite etudes that I ran into over the years are the Kröpsch Clarinet etudes, especially the first volume. The exercises are short, almost easy to remember and overall effective, challen...
A Session To Remember
It's rare enough of an occasion that someone like Joe Lovano performs around here, let alone shows up on the Jam Session. So rare, that I almost forgot that I had my camera with me. In fact the whole...
Twenty-Something Years Later
About twenty years ago I was listening to a Big Band rehearsal for a concert with Sam River's music, the host of the masterclass that I was attending. It turned out that one tenor player was missing a...