Mika Mylläri
Mika Mylläri (born June 17, 1966 in Kokkola ) is a Finnish jazz trumpeter .
Mylläri studied at the jazz department of the Sibelius Academy until 1986, then until 1991 jazz composition with Jukka Linkola . Since then he has played in bands such as Espoo Big Band ; he also lived in Paris and London for several years. As a freelance musician, he worked with the UMO Big Band and the Bigband Zone , as well as Ed Jones , Geoff Gascoyne , Orphy Robinson and Jonathan Gee . In 1990 he founded his own quintet, for which he also wrote compositions. In 1992 he presented the album Heritages , on which Ari-Pekka Anttila , Marko Timonen , Kirmo Lintinen and Jari Perkiömäki had collaborated. From 1986 to 2010 he was involved in twelve recording sessions in the field of jazz. Mylläri lives in Helsinki. Mylläri also worked on several film scores such as Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991, directed by Mika Kaurismäki ).
Web links
- Mika Mylläri at Discogs (English)
- Portrait Jazz in Finland (Finnish)
- Mika Mylläri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 , edited by Andy Gregory. Europa Publications Taylor & Francis, 2002, p. 368
- ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz Discography (online), accessed February 6, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mylläri, Mika |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kokkola |