Jarmo Savolainen (24 May 1961 – 11 June 2009) was a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. He was born in Iisalmi, Eastern Finland, and first studied cl*ical piano. He later turned his attention to jazz and studied at Berklee College of Music (starting in 1980).

Contents

• 1 Selected discography
  • 1.1 As leader
  • 1.2 As composer and/or sideman
• 2 References
• 3 External links

Selected discography

As leader

• Jarmo Savolainen Nonet (1985)
• Jarmo Savolainen Quartet: Blue Dreams (1987)
• Make Lievonen: Loru (1988; with Make Lievonen (b*))
• Phases (1989; with Seppo Kantonen (keyboards))
• Songs for solo piano (1990)
• Jarmo Savolainen Quintet: First Sight (1992; with Wallace Roney (trumpet), Rick Margitza (sax), Ron McClure (b*), and Billy Hart (drums))
• Jarmo Savolainen Quartet & Quintet: True Image (1995; with Dave Liebman and Sonny Heinilä (sax), Tim Hagans (trumpet), Ron McClure (b*), and Billy Hart (drums))
• Jarmo Savolainen Quintet: Another Story (1997; with Tim Hagans (trumpet), Sonny Heinilä (sax), Anders Jormin (b*), and Markku Ounaskari (drums))
• Jarmo Savolainen Trio: John's Sons (1998; with Uffe Krokfors (b*) and Markku Ounaskari (drums))
• Jarmo Savolainen Trio with Eric Vloeimans: Grand Style (2000; with Uffe Krokfors (b*), Markku Ounaskari (drums), and Eric Vloeimans (trumpet))
• Jarmo Savolainen Trio with Eric Vloeimans: Times like These (2002; with Uffe Krokfors (b*), Markku Ounaskari (drums), and Eric Vloeimans (trumpet))
• Soloduotrio (2004; with Sonny Heinilä (sax, woodwinds), and Maria Ylipää (vocals))
• Jarmo Savolainen Trio: Songs for Trio (2006; with Uffe Krokfors (b*), and Markku Ounaskari (drums))

As composer and/or sideman

• Finnforest – Demon Nights (1979)
• Eero Koivistoinen – Kallista on... (1988)
• Markku Johansson & Friends (1988)
• Antero Jakoila – La Morena (1991)
• UMO Jazz Orchestra: Plays BAT Jazz in Finland (1992)
• Jukka Linkola – Sketches from Karelia (1992)
• Antero Jakoila – Guitar (1993)
• Jukka Linkola – The Tentet (1994)
• Antero Jakoila – Guitar Tangos (1995)
• UMO Plays New Finnish Music (1998)
• Klaus Suonsaari – Something in Common (1998)
• UMO Plays Electric Miles (1998)
• Zone (1999; Soul Note 121294–2)
• A-Records All-Stars – edition 2000 (2000)
• Jukkis Uotila – Hunters and Gatherers (2000)
• UMO Jazz Orchestra – Transit People (2001)
• Suhkan Uhka – Suhka (2003)
• Julian F. Thayer – Zaku (2007)

References

• International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, p.:453. Europa International Who's Who in Popular Music, Routledge, 2002.
• Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley. The Rough Guide to Jazz, third edition. Rough Guides, 2004.

External links

• Keep Swinging: Jarmo Savolainen p*ed away