Biography

The cool and stylish trumpeter Tero Lindberg and the brilliant Turku Jazz Orchestra showcase big band funk at its best on the album Cold War 3.0.

Master trumpeter Tero Lindberg has composed the work Cold War 3.0 for the Turku Jazz Orchestra, drawing inspiration from the dramatic twists of our times. Some of the compositions tell a fictional spy story, where the protagonist adventures in global crisis hotspots. The cinematic album is packed with hot rhythms, cool grooves, and, of course, plenty of high notes!

Lindberg's compositions fuse various genres of jazz and rhythm music, from swing to rock, reflecting the struggle for survival between democracies and authoritarian dictatorships. The tracks, created before Russia's war of aggression, tap into the new kind of cold war where the destabilization of democracy and the threat of violent conflicts have become a daily reality.

"I have always wanted to create my own music for a big band, and I was given the opportunity when I received a 3-month composition grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation for this project. The compositions were written six months before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The pieces turned out to be quite cinematic, according to my taste, and the stories are not necessarily based on any specific real events. Unfortunately, reality has later shown itself to horrifically comment on the art," Lindberg explains.

Tero Lindberg is one of Finland's leading trumpeters. He has played on numerous albums and tours of the country's top artists and in various TV show orchestras such as Tähdet Tähdet, Saturday Night Live Suomi, and Tanssii Tähtien Kanssa. He has released two full-length solo albums: Kultaisen Trumpetin Paluu (2015) and Kultainen Trumpetti Iskee Jälleen (2018), the latter receiving a full five-star review from Helsingin Sanomat. Lindberg has also toured Europe with bands like Sunrise Avenue, Leningrad Cowboys, and Jimi Tenor. He served as the artistic director of the Turku Jazz Orchestra from 2018 to 2021.

Tracklist

1. Cold War 3.0
2. The Streets of Kiev
3. Message from Minaret
4. Trump’s Holiday
5. Flight MAS17
6. Double Agent
7. Moscow Mule
8. Der Hacker