Sanni Orasmaa: voiceAntti Lötjönen: double bass
Bass & Voice – Antti Lötjönen and Sanni Orasmaa perform. An explosive encounter between two virtuosos in the jazz landscape.
Bass player, jazz musician Antti Lötjönen has been at the forefront of the Finnish jazz scene for more than 20 years. Performance experience has been accumulated in more than 30 countries. Antti’s playing can be heard on more than 100 jazz recordings, e.g. as a member of Ilmiliekki Quartet, Verneri Pohjola Quartet, Aki Rissanen Trio, Mikko Innanen Autonomus, Timo Lassy Band, 3TM. In 2015, Antti was chosen as Pori Jazz’s Artist of the Year and in 2018 as Jazz Musician of the Year from the Jazz Musicians Association. Lötjönen is part of Hietsu is Happening! – a collective that was awarded the National Music Award 2021. He leads his own band “Antti Lötjönen Quintet East”....
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Sanni Orasmaa: voiceAntti Lötjönen: double bass
Bass & Voice – Antti Lötjönen and Sanni Orasmaa perform. An explosive encounter between two virtuosos in the jazz landscape.
Bass player, jazz musician Antti Lötjönen has been at the forefront of the Finnish jazz scene for more than 20 years. Performance experience has been accumulated in more than 30 countries. Antti’s playing can be heard on more than 100 jazz recordings, e.g. as a member of Ilmiliekki Quartet, Verneri Pohjola Quartet, Aki Rissanen Trio, Mikko Innanen Autonomus, Timo Lassy Band, 3TM. In 2015, Antti was chosen as Pori Jazz’s Artist of the Year and in 2018 as Jazz Musician of the Year from the Jazz Musicians Association. Lötjönen is part of Hietsu is Happening! – a collective that was awarded the National Music Award 2021. He leads his own band “Antti Lötjönen Quintet East”.
www.anttilotjonen.com
Singer and jazz musician Sanni Orasmaa, who travels between Helsinki and Germany, is one of the pioneers of vocal jazz and jazz pedagogy in Finland. The vocalist, known for her versatility and improvisational ability, has collaborated closely in Finland, e.g. with RinneRadio and Mika Pohjola, foreign names include Ron McClure and Charlie Hunter. Orasmaa has lived in New York from 2000-2007 and has made a career in clubs and festivals on three continents. As a teacher, she has worked with domestic educational institutions, besides at the jazz department of the Brooklyn Conservatory and as a guest at several foreign universities. Since 2008, Orasmaa has worked as a vocal lecturer at the jazz department of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.
www.sanniorasmaa.com
Photo: Sakari Puhakka
The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden, The Finnish Music Foundation and The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike).
Tickets: 20/15/12 €
Sanni Orasmaa: ääniAntti Lötjönen: kontrabasso
Bass & Voice – Antti Lötjönen ja Sanni Orasmaa esiintyvät. Kahden virtuoosin räjähdysherkkä kohtaaminen jazz-maisemissa.
Basisti, jazzmuusikko Antti Lötjönen on vaikuttanut yli 20 vuotta Suomen jazzkentän eturintamalla. Esiintymiskokemusta on kertynyt yli 30 maasta. Antin soittoa voi kuulla yli 100 jazzlevytyksellä, mm. Ilmiliekki Quartetin, Verneri Pohjola Quartetin, Aki Rissanen Trion, Mikko Innanen Autonomuksen, Timo Lassy Bandin, 3TM:n jäsenenä. Vuonna 2015 Antti valittiin Pori Jazzin Vuoden Taiteilijaksi ja 2018 Jazzmuusikot ry:n Vuoden Jazzmuusikoksi. Lötjönen on osa Hietsu is Happening! – kollektiivia, jolle myönnettiin Musiikin Valtionpalkinto 2021. Hän johtaa omaa yhtyettään ”Antti Lötjönen Quintet East”.
www.anttilotjonen.com
Helsingin ja Saksan väliä matkusteleva laulaja, jazzmuusikko Sanni Orasmaa on yksi Suomen laulujazzin ja jazzpedagogiikan pioneereista. Monipuolisuudestaan ja improvisaatiokyvystään tunnettu vokalisti on tehnyt tiivistä yhteistyötä Suomessa mm. RinneRadion ja Mika Pohjolan kanssa, ulkomaisista nimistä mainittakoon Ron McClure ja Charlie Hunter. Orasmaa on asunut New Yorkissa 2000-2007 ja tehnyt uraa klubeilla ja festivaaleilla kolmella mantereella. Opettajana hän on toiminut kotimaisten oppilaitosten ohella mm. Brooklynin konservatorion jazzosastolla sekä vierailijana useassa ulkomaisessa yliopistossa. Orasmaa on vuodesta 2008 alkaen toiminut Münchenin musiikkikorkeakoulun jazzosaston laulun lehtorina.
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Kuva: Sakari Puhakka
Konserttia tukevat Helsingin kaupunki, Svenska Kulturfonden, Musiikki Suomi LIVE (Musiikin edistämissäätiö) ja Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Taike).
Liput: 20/15/12 e
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