Trumpet player Jukka Eskola (b. 1978) has delighted the Finnish jazz scene with his music for twenty years. Eskola has played dozens of times with UMO’s trumpet section but now that Eskola is celebrating his 20-year long career in music he plays his first concert as the soloist of the orchestra. In the last lunch concert of the spring season, UMO presents compositions from Eskola’s exhaustive list of recordings in soul and bossa nova. The conductor of the concert, Mikko Hassinen, has made fresh big band arrangements of these compositions.
– It brings water to my mouth to think about this collaborative concert. I already know the orchestra and its fantastic musicians very well, and I’m very happy to be finally able to play my own music with them. I’m confident that the new versions of the songs will sound fabulous. It’s an even greater honour to celebrate my jubilee year with UMO, Eskola enthuses....
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Trumpet player Jukka Eskola (b. 1978) has delighted the Finnish jazz scene with his music for twenty years. Eskola has played dozens of times with UMO’s trumpet section but now that Eskola is celebrating his 20-year long career in music he plays his first concert as the soloist of the orchestra. In the last lunch concert of the spring season, UMO presents compositions from Eskola’s exhaustive list of recordings in soul and bossa nova. The conductor of the concert, Mikko Hassinen, has made fresh big band arrangements of these compositions.
– It brings water to my mouth to think about this collaborative concert. I already know the orchestra and its fantastic musicians very well, and I’m very happy to be finally able to play my own music with them. I’m confident that the new versions of the songs will sound fabulous. It’s an even greater honour to celebrate my jubilee year with UMO, Eskola enthuses.
In addition to his own bands Jukka Eskola Soul Trio, Jukka Eskola Quintet and Jukka Eskola Orquestra Bossa, the busy trumpeter has played in the groups Five Corners Quintet and Ricky-Tick Big Band. Eskola has six solo albums, about 200 album tracks, Pori Jazz Artist of the Year award, several Emma nominations, theatre productions and many teaching posts under his belt. Eskola also plays in orchestras of various television programs.
The concert is played at Savoy Theatre at 12–1 p.m. and is free of charge. It is possible to book a ticket for free from the outlets of City of Helsinki Cultural office (Savoy Theatre, Vuotalo, Malmitalo, Stoa or Kanneltalo) or for a fee of €1 from Lippupiste.
Trumpetisti Jukka Eskola (s. 1978) on ilahduttanut jazzkansaa musiikillaan jo 20 vuoden ajan. UMOn trumpettisektiossa muusikko on nähty kymmeniä kertoja, ja nyt taiteilijajuhlavuotensa kunniaksi Eskola asettuu ensimmäistä kertaa orkesterin solistiksi. Kevätkauden viimeisessä lounaskonsertissa kuullaan Eskolan runsaasta soul ja bossa nova -painotteisesta tuotannosta poimittuja sävellyksiä, jotka kapellimestari Mikko Hassinen on sovittanut uuteen big band -asuun.
– Odotan vesi kielellä tätä yhteistyötä. Orkesteri ja sen fantastiset muusikot ovat minulle jo ennestään tuttuja, ja vihdoinkin pääsen soittamaan heidän kanssaan omaa musiikkiani. Kappaleiden uusista versioista tulee varmasti upeita. On suuri kunnia juhlistaa omaa juhlavuotta juuri UMOn kanssa, Eskola hehkuttaa.
Omien yhtyeidensä Jukka Eskola Soul Trion, Jukka Eskola Quintetin ja Jukka Eskola Orquestra Bossan lisäksi aktiivisesti eri kokoonpanoissa soittava trumpetisti on nähty muun muassa The Five Corners Quintetin ja Ricky-Tick Big Bandin riveissä. Trumpetistin ansioluettelosta löytyy muun muassa kuusi soololevyä, parisataa levytystä, Pori Jazzin Vuoden taiteilija -palkinto, Emma-ehdokkuuksia, teatteriproduktioita ja opetustöitä. Eskolan voi bongata myös television viihdeohjelmien orkestereista.
Vapaa pääsy. Jos haluat varmistaa paikkasi konsertissa, varaa lippu etukäteen Kulttuurikeskuksen (Savoy, Vuotalo, Malmitalo, Stoa, Kanneltalo) lipunmyyntipisteistä (0 €) tai Lippupisteestä (1 €).
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