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UMO Jazz Orchestra û the only one of its kind in Finland
Big band music was performed in Finland already in December 1934, when
the Rhythm Boys played live for a radio show at the Finnish
Broadcasting CompanyÆs studio on HelsinkiÆs Fabianinkatu. But it was
another 40 years before the professional big band sound really took
hold. This was in the mid-1970s, when jazz musicians achieved their
common wish to play together in a large ensemble, resulting in the
Finnish Jazz Music Workshop. Leading figures in the Workshop were
Heikki Sarmanto and Esko Linnavalli. In 1975 the Workshop became the
New Music Orchestra, named by its founder member the trumpeter Markku
Johansson (12 years later, as UMOÆs artistic director, Johansson also
took up the name UMO Jazz Orchestra, now its official title). From the
outset, the big bandÆs artistic level was rated highly, and it invited
international guest soloists to perform with it. But there was a
continual shortage of cash to support the bandÆs work.
1980 marked a new beginning for the band, when Dizzy Gillespie starred
at an UMO concert. This was the first joint project between UMO and
the City of Helsinki, the Finnish Broadcasting Company and the
Ministry of Education. In 1984 UMO became a fulltime professional
orchestra, a move made possible under a joint agreement with these
three bodies, of which the City of Helsinki is UMOÆs main financial
backer.
Nowadays, UMO is rated as one of the worldÆs top big bands. It
especially promotes Finnish music both at home and abroad. By
commissioning and performing as much new material as possible, it both
stimulates and supports Finnish jazz production û something for which
the band is renowned worldwide. UMO has so far released 23 of its own
records and has appeared on numerous other recordings. Its radio
concert broadcasts are an important part of Finnish jazz culture. UMO
also takes part in musical education together with school kids by
going to schools to give lessons and present the world of jazz. The
band also collaborates regularly with other orchestras and branches of
the arts. Since 2003 UMO has been a member of the Association of
Finnish Symphony Orchestras.
UMOÆs repertoire comprises some 1,200 compositions. This unique
collection is systematically added to each year through new
commissions and visits by conductors and soloists from abroad. Top
jazz names such as Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans and Tomasz
Stanko have performed with UMO, and international collaboration has
been crucial both for the orchestra and the development of Finnish
jazz.
At present UMOÆs administrative home is the Helsinki Week Foundation,
while its main funding continues to come from the City of Helsinki,
the Ministry of Education and the Finnish Broadcasting Company. The
orchestra received its first permanent home in August 2001 when the
UMO Jazz House opened in downtown Helsinki. The Jazz House serves as
UMOÆs concert and rehearsal base, and as a venue for other bands and
clubs. The orchestraÆs production office is also located there. Since
spring 2002, UMOÆs managing director has been Annamaija Saarela.
http://www.umo.fi
Tracks:
01. Otava (11:17)
02. Kivi Palaa (10:59)
03. Kalvean Immen Tarina (10:34)
04. Stenvall (11:20)
05. Kuu Ulvoo (7:33)
06. Kivelle (9:29)
07. Simeoni (12:37)
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