Feel Helsinki: Emmi U. Quintet at Musiikkitalo

Emmi U. Quintet will perform at Feel Helsinki -happening at Musiikkitalo on 8th of June, at 15:30, with a special line-up. Emmi U. Quintet is a new jazz quintet lead by pianist Emmi Karoliina Uimonen. The compositions of Uimonen, influenced by classical impressionism and long, melancholic melodies of Nordic folk music, embrace jazz aesthetics in a modern way. Drawing inspiration from art films, contemporary fine arts and dreams, Uimonen approaches composing as a visual process and sees the pieces as moving musical paintings that become alive with each musician's unique interpretation and improvisation. Emmi U. Quintet recorded its debut album in May 2019. The album will be published in the Autumn 2019....

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Emmi U. Quintet will perform at Feel Helsinki -happening at Musiikkitalo on 8th of June, at 15:30, with a special line-up. Emmi U. Quintet is a new jazz quintet lead by pianist Emmi Karoliina Uimonen. The compositions of Uimonen, influenced by classical impressionism and long, melancholic melodies of Nordic folk music, embrace jazz aesthetics in a modern way. Drawing inspiration from art films, contemporary fine arts and dreams, Uimonen approaches composing as a visual process and sees the pieces as moving musical paintings that become alive with each musician's unique interpretation and improvisation. Emmi U. Quintet recorded its debut album in May 2019. The album will be published in the Autumn 2019.
Free entrance. Welcome!
Emmi Karoliina Uimonen - piano Jesse Vilhomaa - alto sax Robbie Sherratt - violin Tuomas Talvi - double bass Erik Fräki - drums

Emmi U. Quintet esiintyy erityiskokoonpanolla 8.6. Feel Helsinki -tapahtumassa Musiikkitalolla klo 15:30. Emmi U. Quintet on Sibelius-Akatemian global music -linjan opiskelijan Emmi Uimosen luotsaama jazzkvintetti, joka soittaa Uimosen säveltämää ja sovittamaa modernia, pohjoista jazzia. Uimosen teoksissa kuuluu klassisen impressionismin unenomaisuus, luonnon inspiroimat pitkät, haikeat melodiat ja brasilialaisen rytmiikan kaiut. Kaiken läpi väreilevät eksistentialistisen melankolian pisarat, viulun ja saksofonin yhdessä ja erikseen soittamat melodiat ja improvisaatio. Emmi U. Quintet äänitti debyyttilevynsä toukokuussa 2019. Albumi julkaistaan syksyllä 2019.
Vapaa pääsy. Tervetuloa!
Emmi Karoliina Uimonen - piano Jesse Vilhomaa - alttosaksofoni Robbie Sherratt - viulu Tuomas Talvi - kontrabasso Erik Fräki - rummut

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