The large band leaded by saxophonist Mikko Innanen will perform its first concerts abroad in the Spring of 2015. First at Vossa Jazz, Norway, on March 27th and then at Moers Festival, Germany, on May 24th.
Mikko Innanen 10+ at Tampere Jazz Happening 2014 / photo by Maarit Kytöharju
Finnish saxophonist and composer Mikko Innanen realized his long-time dream of leading a large ensemble in November 2012, when his 12-piece Mikko Innanen 10+ played its debut-concert at the Koko Jazz Club in Helsinki. The group comprises his friends, close colleagues and favorite players from the Finnish jazz scene. The music is all composed and arranged by Innanen, ranging from the fast free-bop of “Confessions of a Congressman” to the raging fury of “Song for a New Decade”, the lovely loving of “Looking for Love” and the quirky abruptness of “The Coda of Ornette Coleman’s Blues Connotation and Other Sources of Inspiration”. In November 2014 Innanen and his troupe played a celebrated concert at the Tampere Jazz Happening and went into a recording studio to make a recording for TUM Records; the debut-album of Mikko Innanen 10+ is expected to be released later in 2015.
Mikko Innanen 10+
Mikko nnanen alto and baritone saxophones
Pauli Lyytinen tenor and soprano saxophones
Jussi Kannaste tenor saxophone
Verneri Pohjola trumpet
Teemu Mattsson trumpet
Jari Hongisto trombone
Juho Viljanen bass trombone
Seppo Kantonen piano
Ville Herrala double bass
Eero Tikkanen double bass
Joonas Riippa drums
Mika Kallio drums
“The gifted multi-reed player Mikko Innanen also makes a strong showing with his large ensemble 10+, blending dense, freewheeling orchestrations with pithy melodic interludes, which again underline the strength of the Finnish jazz scene. This compares favourably to the international acts that had also appeared on the big stage before and after…”
Kevin Le Gendre / Jazzwise Magazine (Mikko Innanen 10+ at Tampere Jazz Happening 2014)
www.mikkoinnanen.com
Booking: Vapaat äänet – Charles Gil