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Thad Jones 100 – UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra & Jukka Eskola at Vuotalo
Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on June 2, 2023
When
Thu, October 26, 2023
15:00
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Musicians
Jukka Eskola
trumpetAbout
Thad Jones has been characterised as one of the best jazz trumpet soloists as well as one of the most important big band composers and arrangers of all times. It’s also said that he was also one of the world’s most prominent big band conductors. Even today, his compositions are key repertoire of big bands all over the world.
The year 2023 marks 100 years of the master composer’s birth. To celebrate the anniversary year, the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra honors this concert with trumpeter Jukka Eskola as soloist and Antti Rissanen as conductor. The concerts feature Jones’ master compositions from the repertoire of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra from 1960’s and 1970’s....