Air Force Big Band released a new album Maisemakuvia Suomesta on April 4th to celebrate the 200th anniversary of military music. Multi-instrumentalist Pepa Päivinen is the soloist of the album with saxophones and flute. The album consists of Anssi Tikanmäki´s compositions that are now rearranged and recorded for the first time for big band. The album release concert is held the same day in Tavastia, Helsinki.
Anssi Tikanmäki´s Maisemakuvia Suomesta -compositions are now arranged for the big band, first time ever. Arrangement is done with respect of the originals, but with a support from the composer. The soloist Pepa Päivinen (b. 1955) is multi-instrumentalist with talent on woodwinds, such as bass-, tenor- and sopranosaxophone, clarinet, bassclarinet and flute. He has played in Jukka Tolonen Band, participated in Edward Vesala´s Sound&Fury workshops in 1984-85, and 1989-97, and has played in UMO since 80s. In 2000 Päivinen was awarded with Jazz Finland´s Yrjö-award.
The Finnish Air Force Big Band is based in Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä, and was established in 1977. It has a long tradition of playing big band music. Air Force Big Band has produced it´s own AALTO concert series in Jyväskylä since year 2008. Concerts have also been brought outside Jyväskylä around Finland featuring variety of star guests from Finland and abroad. The senior conductor of Air Force Big Band is major Juha Ketola.
Album release concert: 4.4.2019 21.00 Tavastia-club, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6, 00100 Helsinki
Air Force Big Band - Maisemakuvia suomesta feat. Pepa Päivinen
Soloist: Pepa Päivinen, saxophines and flute
Conductor: Juha Ketola
Producer: Mikko Hassinen & Air Force Band
Pepa Päivinen (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone)
Reeds:
Mikko Suhonen (alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone)
Aki Vänskä (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone)
Pekka Seppänen (tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet)
Mikko Tourunen (tenor saxophone, clarinet)
Juha Salonen (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet)
Trumpets/Flugelhorns:
Jani Saaranen
Kimmo Vänskä
Eeva Tourunen
Giovanna La Mela
Trombones:
Jussi Kosonen
Aaro Huopainen
Timo Raudasoja
Mikko Koskela
Rhythm section:
Sauli Hämäläinen (piano)
Esa Perämäki (guitar)
Vesa Pisto (bass)
Jussi Vikman (drums, percussion)
Merja Kokko (flute, piccolo)
Harri Pääkkönen (tuba)
Recording: Petri Majuri ja Jyri Riikonen, E-studio, 4.-8.2.2019
Mixing: Speedy Saarinen, Mediagents Oy ja Mikko Hassinen
Mastering: Svante Forsbäck, Chartmakers Oy
Cover Design: Tero Ahonen
Distributor: Groovy Records / Playground
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