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Mikko Pellinen

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Mikko Pellinen is part of the new generation of jazz in Finland. He started his music studies with electric bass at age of ten. Soon after he became more and more interested in writing music and began to study composing. After high school he continued his studies in the pop & jazz department of Helsinki Polytechnic school Stadia, graduating in 2008. At the time he is doing his Master's degree at the Sibelius-Academy Jazz Music Department, majoring in jazz composition. His composing teachers include Kari "Sonny" Heinilä and Jere Laukkanen among others. He has studied electric and double bass with for example Hannu Rantanen, Ari-Pekka Anttila, Ulf Krokfors and Ville Herrala. As a composer his main focus is on his own group Mikko Pellinen Mini Big Band

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Article: Live Review

Herd Trio: Helsinki, Finland, March 29, 2012

Read "Herd Trio: Helsinki, Finland, March 29, 2012" reviewed by Anthony Shaw


Herd TrioKoko Jazz Club Helsinki, FinlandMarch 29, 2012 With their emergence onto the Finnish scene in 2009 in the national competition for the Nordic Jazz Comets award (won that year by the Icelandic Ingemar Andersen Quartet) the Herd trio have been making waves in northern waters ever since. This gig, ...

Album

Personal

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010

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News: Recording

Mikko Pellinen Mini Big Band Debut Album "Personal" Now Available!

Mikko Pellinen Mini Big Band Debut Album "Personal" Now Available!

The debut album of the Finnish composer Mikko Pellinen is now available. “Personal" is composer-bassist Mikko Pellinen's first album as a leader. His ensemble, the Mini Big Band, features seven top young Finnish jazz musicians and the composer himself playing the double bass. Consisting of four horn players and a rhythm section, the group can achieve ...


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