Turku Jazz Orchestra will open its autumn season celebrating jazz legend Clark Terry's anniversary year on Wednesday 2.9. at Linnateatteri, when the dazzling trumpet player Jukka Eskola performs as a guest soloist. The concert will also be streamed live on Facebook.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of trumpet player Clark Terry. In honor of the anniversary year, Wednesday's concert evening promises a cross-section of Terry's extensive career, and there is no real shortage of material - Clark Terry is one of the most recorded jazz musicians in history, and played in the bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Quincy Jones among others. Jukka Eskola will perform as the guest soloist of the evening, and the concert will be conducted by big band influencer Rasmus Soini.
Trumpeter Jukka Eskola is one of the most famous jazz musicians in Finland. He has released six solo albums and performed as a soloist with several big bands and symphony orchestras both in Finland and abroad. In addition to his jazz career, the versatile Eskola is also known for several television entertainment orchestras and ensembles of leading pop artists in Finland. In addition, Eskola is the artistic director of the Elojazz and SavoyJAZZFest events and the Oulu All Star Big Band.
The Young jazz promise Rasmus Soini is a Savonlinna-based composer, arranger, conductor and pedagogue. Soini is especially known as the artistic director and conductor of Sointi Jazz Orchestra, which he founded in 2013. Soini is also a sought-after instructor, and his compositions and arrangements have been performed by several domestic big bands and wind instrument orchestras.
The concert's audience capacity has been limited so that the groups can fit into the hall at safety distances from each other. The organizers recommend using contactless payment at cash registers, and using face masks is welcomed. There are plenty of hand sanitizers at Linnateatteri, and the staff will provide guidance on safety issues. Admission to the concert is prohibited if you have symptoms of the flu, are in a coronavirus exposure chain, or have visited a country from where quarantine is recommended on arrival in the last two weeks.
The concert will be streamed live on the Jazz City Turku and Turku Jazz Orchestra's Facebook pages, and a support ticket for the stream can be purchased. More information soon at tjo.fi.
Turku Jazz Orchestra
Rasmus Soini – conductor
Jukka Eskola – trumpet
Turku Jazz Orchestra & Jukka Eskola: Clark Terry 100
Wed 2.9.2020 at 19:00
Linnateatteri, Domino hall
Humalistonkatu 7, Turku
Duration ca 90 minutes, including interval
Advance tickets: Lippu.fi
Normal € 30
OP Turku region owner-customer benefit € 27,5 (max 2 discount tickets / customer)
Seniors 25 €
Students and children 15 €
Prices include service charge.
Song list for the concert:
Such Sweet Thunder
comp. Duke Ellington
Mack the Knife
comp. Kurt Weill, arr. Rasmus Soini
Angelitos Negros
comp. Manuel Alvarez Maciste, arr. Chico O’Farrill & Rasmus Soini
Perdido
comp. H.J.Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake & Juan Tizol, arr. Duke Ellington
Una Mas
comp. Kenny Dorham, arr. Jimmy Heath
This Little Light of Mine
trad., arr. Antti Lähdesmäki
Cute
comp. Neal Hefti
Swahili
comp. Quincy Jones, orc. Rasmus Soini
Nature Boy
comp. Eden Ahbetz, arr. Peter Herbolzheimer, orc. Rasmus Soini
Joonji
comp. Clark Terry, arr. Chico O’Farrill, orc. Rasmus Soini
El Cumbanchero
comp. Rafael Hernandez, orc. Tero Lindberg
Moanin’
comp. Bobby Timmons, arr. Quincy Jones
Turku Jazz Orchestra ensemble:
Saxophones:
Jusu Heinonen
Juha Järvinen
Jaakko Martikainen
Samuli Nieminen
Pekka Välimäki
Bassoons:
Hooper Santos
Pekka Laurikka
Vesa Huhtasalo
Ville Myllykangas
Trumpets:
Tero Lindberg
Timo Mansikka-aho
Ilkka Arola
Rami Koskinen
Rhythm section:
Ilpo Murtojärvi – guitar
Timo Kajamies – keys
Vesku Saloranta – bass
Jaska Lukkarinen – drums
Photo: Atte Mäläskä