Urmas Lattikas
Urmas Lattikas (born August 17, 1960 in Tapa ) is an Estonian jazz pianist , arranger , composer and orchestra leader.
Lattikas studied at the Estonian Academy of Music from 1977 to 1986; He completed his postgraduate studies (jazz composition, piano) at the Berklee School of Music in Boston (graduated in 1990). After returning to Estonia, he founded his own jazz quintet, with which he took part in the Jazzkaar 91 festival and in 1992 released the album Freedom To Love Freedom To Lose . He increasingly worked as an arranger in the fields of pop, jazz and classical music. In 1994 he led the orchestra for the Estonian contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest . In addition to film music ( Nõid (1988), directed by Elo Tust ), he wrote compositions for choir, orchestra and chamber music. Under his own name he presented several albums such as Freedom to Love .
Web links
- Portrait and discography at muusika.ee (Estonian)
- Urmas Lattikas at Discogs (English)
- Urmas Lattikas 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. 294
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lattikas, Urmas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tapa (tapa) |