Juhani Aaltonen
Juhani Antero Aaltonen [ ˈjuhɑni ˈɑntɛrɔ ˈɑːltɔnɛn ] (born December 12, 1935 in Kouvola ) is a Finnish jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Life
Aaltonen initially trained as a horn player. During his school days and his military service he learned guitar and tenor saxophone. After a three-year stay in Sweden, he learned the baritone saxophone again in Finland. In 1961 he began studying the classical flute at the Sibelius Academy , which he continued at the Berklee College of Music in Boston . In the 1950s he played in a sextet under the direction of trumpeter Heikki Rosendahl in Inkeroinen. From 1961 he went to Helsinki and often worked as a studio musician.
After his return to Finland he mainly worked in a duo with Edward Vesala , as well as with Henrik Otto Donner , Heikki Sarmanto and Seppo Paakkunainen and learned to play the saxophone by himself. In 1968 he was named jazz musician of the year. In 1974 his first solo album Etiquette was released .
In 1975 he was one of the founders of the UMO Jazz Orchestra , of which he was a member until 1986. He also worked with Jan Garbarek , Charlie Mariano , Edward Vesala , Peter Brötzmann , Tomasz Stańko , Jukka Tolonen and Arild Andersen, among others .
From 1990 to 1992 he was on tour with his own quartet with Olli Ahvenlahti , Heikki Virtanen and Reino Laine , in the 1990s he also worked primarily with the pianist Heikki Sarmanto, and in 2001 her album Rise was released . He won the Jazz-Emma (Finnish Grammy ) in 2003 with the trio album Mother Tongue .
Discography
- Etiquette , 1974
- Strings , 1976, with Henrik Otto Donner
- Déja Vu , 2000, with Art Farmer , Heikki Sarmanto , Pekka Sarmanto , Jukkis Uotila and Tapio "Mongo" Aaltonen
- Rise , 2001, with Heikki Sarmanto
- Mother Tongue , 2003, with Ulf Krokfors and Tom Nekljudow
- Strings Revisited , 2003, with Reggie Workman , Andrew Cyrille and the Avanti! Chamber orchestra
- Suhka , 2003, with Jone Takamäki , Jouni "Tane" Kannisto , Verneri Pohjola , Patrik Latvala , Seppo Kantonen , Jarmo Savolainen , Pekka Nylund , Antti Hytti , Ulf Krokfors Tom Nekljudow and Stefan Paavola
- Reflections , 2004, with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille
- Wonders Never Cease , 2005, with Mikko Iivanainen and Klaus Suonsaari
- Illusion of Ballad , 2006, with Ulf Krokfors and Tom Nekljudow
- Juhani Aaltonen / Heikki Sarmanto : Conversations ( TUM , 2012)
- To Future Memories (TUM 2014), with Iro Haarla, Ulf Krokfors , Ville Herrala, Reino Laine, Tatu Ronkko
Web links
- Pekka Gronow: Aaltonen, Juhani [Junnu]. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Biographical portrait at All About Jazz
- Juhani Aaltonen at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pekka Gronow: Aaltonen, Juhani. In: https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com . Oxford University Press, February 20, 2002, accessed July 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aaltonen, Juhani |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aaltonen, Juhani Antero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish jazz saxophonist and flutist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kouvola |