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Olavi Louhivuori
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Born into a musical family, Olavi Louhivuori grew up in Jyväskylä, Central-Finland, surrounded by music and musicians. His father is a professor at Music Department of the University of Jyväskylä and mother a violinist and music teacher. Everyone of the seven member Louhivuori family plays an instrument. Olavi began studying violin at the age of 4, but changed to cello and piano at the age of 8. He started playing drums at the age of 9 when he was accpeted into the music class of his primary school.
In 1998 Olavi enrolled at the Finnish Music Conservatory of Jyväskylä for 3 years. There he joined numerous different jazz groups, including the Joona Toivanen trio and the Jyväskylä Junior Big Band. Being a familiar face in the local Jazz Bar gave him a perfect opportunity to perform and jam with local and international musicians such as Jukka Perko and Indgrid Jensen, to name but a few. The Joona Toivanen trio opened the jam sessions there every Tuesday night for three years.
SoundScapes #4 Berlin 2023 silent green
Label: FSR
Released: 2025
Track listing: Cheers for Good Times!; Noniin; Chamberliners; One Day We'll Meet Again; One Flew Over; Flight Modes; Nomikäettei; Born in Italy; Shall We Dance?; Q.M. #4; Mother's Delight; It's An Ö-B-A-G-F; Treasures Beyond; If I Had a Wish; Tuuli; Irresistible Three; Twoowt; Canzone di Tristano.
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Label: We Jazz Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Clouding; Clashes; Huia; Elfvik; Superseven; KMT; Angel Oak; To Dream; Uuz nousee.
Belgrade Jazz Festival 2023
by Martin Longley
Dom Omladine / MTS Dvorana Belgrade, SerbiaOctober 24-29, 2023 Following the financial turbulence of 2022's Belgrade Jazz Festival, this year's edition, the 39th, resounded with a sturdier sureness, getting back to a confident momentum. Its programme was as reliably impressive as ever, particularly in the quality of its international bookings. We ...
Joulu Joulu Jul
Label: We Jazz Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Lahjattoman joulu; Gläns över sjö och strand; Jouluaamu; Natten före aftonen; När det lider mot jul/ Det strålar en stjärna; En etsi valtaa loistoa; Varpunen jouluaamuna; Jouluyö, juhlayö; Pieni rumpalipoika; Hymni: Nyt tahdon käydä vastaan.
Ilmiliekki Quartet
Label: We Jazz Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Three Questions; Sgr A*; Aila; Follow the Damn Breadcrumbs; Night Song;
Kaleidoscopesque.
Emma Salokoski with Ilmiliekki: Joulu Joulu Jul
by Anthony Shaw
If you are looking for a novel way of approaching the December 2022 festive season, musically speaking, and are not deterred by a mixture of Nordic languages, then this album may appeal. The songs are sung in Swedish and Finnish, and without any accompanying lyric sheet an English speaker might do well to search for lyrics ...
Music For Ukraine
by Ian Patterson
Music For Ukraine is a benefit album whose proceeds are intended solely for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. This gargantuan compilation features artists from the roster of Finnish label We Jazz Records. The twenty-six tracks--contemporary jazz for the most part, with the odd foray into modern chamber and electronica- tinged experimentalism--amount to two-and-a-half hours of compelling music. ...
