In 1975, he became a member of the New Music Orchestra, and worked with the Nordic All Stars, Arild Andersen, and Peter Brötzmann later in the 1970s.[2] The 1980s saw him working with the UFO Big Band, Jan Garbarek, Charlie Mariano, and others. He was granted a 15-year state grant from Finland in the mid-1980s. In 1983 he rejoined Tasavallan Presidentti, and has recorded and toured with them since. He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary 'Hoarded Dreams' [4] He led a touring quartet from 1990 to 1992 with Olli Ahvenlahti, Heikki Virtanen and Reino Laine. Aaltonen and Heikki Sarmanto released a duo recording, Rise, in 2001; in 2003 Aaltonen's trio album Mother Tongue won a Jazz-Emma in Finland. Aaltonen continues to teach at the annual Nilsiä Music Camp.
Suhka, 2003, with Jone Takamäki, Tane Kannisto, Verneri Pohjola, Patrik Latvala, Seppo Kantonen, Jarmo Savolainen, Pekka Nylund, Antti Hytti, Ulf Krokfors, Tom Nekljudow, and Stefan Paavola
^ abGronow, Pekka. "Aaltonen, Juhani". New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Oxford Music Online.
^ abCook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 1. ISBN0-141-00646-3.
^Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 3. ISBN9780195320008. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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juhani, aaltonen, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Juhani Aaltonen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Juhani Aaltonen born December 12 1935 1 is a Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist 2 Juhani AaltonenAaltonen in 2011Born 1935 12 12 December 12 1935 age 88 EducationSibelius Academy Berklee College of MusicOccupation s Saxophonist and flautist Juhani Aaltonen in Aarhus Denmark 2014 Born in Kouvola Finland he studied at Sibelius Academy and Berklee College of Music 3 He began playing professionally at the end of the 1950s He played in a sextet led by Heikki Rosendahl during that time and then studied flute performance at the Sibelius Academy and in the U S at the Berklee College of Music 1 Moving back to Finland he settled in Helsinki and began working both as a session musician and with fusion groups Later in the 1960s he formed a duo with Edward Vesala as well as in the group Eero Koivistoinen for four years He played with Tasavallan Presidentti in their earlier days including for their first eponymous album He recorded with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis and with Heikki Sarmanto in the late 1960s and early 1970s and his first album as a soloist Etiquette was released in 1974 In 1975 he became a member of the New Music Orchestra and worked with the Nordic All Stars Arild Andersen and Peter Brotzmann later in the 1970s 2 The 1980s saw him working with the UFO Big Band Jan Garbarek Charlie Mariano and others He was granted a 15 year state grant from Finland in the mid 1980s In 1983 he rejoined Tasavallan Presidentti and has recorded and toured with them since He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary Hoarded Dreams 4 He led a touring quartet from 1990 to 1992 with Olli Ahvenlahti Heikki Virtanen and Reino Laine Aaltonen and Heikki Sarmanto released a duo recording Rise in 2001 in 2003 Aaltonen s trio album Mother Tongue won a Jazz Emma in Finland Aaltonen continues to teach at the annual Nilsia Music Camp Contents 1 Discography 1 1 As sideman 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDiscography editEtiquette 1974 Strings 1976 with Henrik Otto Donner Springbird 1979 Prana Live at Groovy 1982 Deja Vu 2000 with Art Farmer Heikki Sarmanto Pekka Sarmanto Jukka Pekka Uotila and Tapio Aaltonen Rise 2001 with Heikki Sarmanto Mother Tongue 2003 with Ulf Krokfors with Tom Nekljudow Strings Revisited 2003 with Reggie Workman Andrew Cyrille and the Avanti Chamber Orchestra Suhka 2003 with Jone Takamaki Tane Kannisto Verneri Pohjola Patrik Latvala Seppo Kantonen Jarmo Savolainen Pekka Nylund Antti Hytti Ulf Krokfors Tom Nekljudow and Stefan Paavola Reflections 2004 with Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille Wonders Never Cease 2005 with Mikko Iivanainen and Klaus Suonsaari Illusion of a Ballad 2006 with Ulf Krokfors and Tom Nekljudow The Sky is Ruby 2007 UMO Jazz Orchestra with Raoul Bjorkenheim and Iro Haarla Conclusions 2009 with Iro Haarla Ulf Krokfors and Reino Laine As sideman edit With Arild Andersen Shimri ECM 1976 Green Shading into Blue ECM 1978 With Graham Collier Hoarded Dreams Cuneiform 1983 2007 With Edward Vesala Nan Madol JAPO 1974 Satu ECM 1977 See also editFinnish jazz musicians Music of FinlandReferences edit a b Gronow Pekka Aaltonen Juhani New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Oxford Music Online a b Cook Richard 2005 Richard Cook s Jazz Encyclopedia London Penguin Books p 1 ISBN 0 141 00646 3 Feather Leonard Gitler Ira 2007 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz Oxford University Press USA p 3 ISBN 9780195320008 Retrieved 28 March 2017 https www bright thoughts co uk hoarded dreams html Hoarded Dreams documentary websiteExternal links editJazz Finland Juhani Aaltonen at AllMusic nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juhani Aaltonen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juhani Aaltonen amp oldid 1159708641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
