“He has a storyteller’s
ability that makes each
note sound important.”
– Jazzwise Magazine (UK)
Projects
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
A trio forged together so strongly that the musicians find themselves working together in multiple contexts. Tuomarila has created a sensation with his trio with Mats Eilertsen and Olavi Louhivuori, highlighting the trio’s almost telepathic communication. This music is filled with emotional and melancholy warmth balanced with a rhythmical drive.
Alexi Tuomarila Trio »
Drifter
Drifter is a Belgium based quartet co-led by Finnish pianist / composer Alexi Tuomarila and Belgium saxophonist / composer Nicolas Kummert. The new phase in the quartet’s history sees the band fuse the youthful energy and vibrancy of ten years ago with the experience of a decade on tour playing with some of the biggest names in the European Jazz scene.
Alexi Tuomarila Solo Piano
“Tuomarila’s playing, a rich, expansive vocabulary that is never flaunted but put to compositional ends within the framework of his improvisations, has a very Scandinavian feel to it: a lyrical intensity that eschews prolixity, and a folk song-like flavor…mixed with a touch of a of the profound melodicism of Sibelius.” – Stuart Nicholson/Is Jazz Dead?
Tämä talteen: AKT
Alexi Tuomarila joins forces with singer Martin Alvarado (ARG) and saxophonist Eero Koivistoinen on an exploration of musical genres. The fresh trio unit will release their debut album Alma via Start Records in October, 2019. The compositions reflect the beauty of Argentinian tango melodies and atmosphere mixed together with jazz improvisation and language.
Skinny Jenny
Skinny Jenny is Alexi Tuomarila piano/keyboards, Tuomas Timonen drums/vocals and Timo Kämäräinen guitar/vocals. “Skinny Jenny have travelled so far they can’t even see tradition in the rearview mirror. Pop, rock, electronic influences, all filtered through an improvising sensibility and distilled into a series of songs…” – Dave Foxall/a Jazz Noise
News
Alexi Tuomarila Trio: Kingdom
Kingdom is Alexi’s new trio album with long term comrades Mats Eilertsen and Olavi Louhivuori, following the successful release of Seven Hills in 2013. Worldwide release date May 5th, 2017!
About Alexi Tuomarila
Finnish-born Alexi Tuomarila is a well known name in the European Jazz scene both as a pianist and as a composer. With extensive touring behind him as a leader as well as with trumpeter and ECM artist Tomasz Stanko, Tuomarila has become a regular in many European jazz projects.
Tuomarila studied classical piano from an early age, then later jazz and classical piano at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels where he graduated with a Masters degree. Tuomarila has made a considerable impact in Europe winning numerous prizes and awards, including Monaco, Granada, Avignon and Brussels.
His seven albums as a leader have brought worldwide attention and critical acclaim from the international press, fans and musicians. Pianist Alexi Tuomarila was one of the six choices for New Future Names of International Jazz made by the distinguished British jazz journalist Stuart Nicholson in Observer Magazine.
Today, Alexi is an active member in several projects in Finland, Europe and globally both solo, as band leader and as a sideman.
Active projects
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
Drifter
Alexi Tuomarila Solo Piano
Skinny Jenny
Lithium
Tomasz Stanko
Andre Fernandes Dream Keeper
Eero Koivistoinen Quartet
Mats Eilertsen SkyDive
Manuel Dunkel Quartet
Lionel Beuvens Quartet
Nicolas Kummert Voices
Kari Antila New Quintet
Live
— 30 March, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
TBA
Tromsø, Norway
— 31 March, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
TBA
Mo i Rana, Norway
— 1 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
TBA
UK
— 2 Apr, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Gateshead International Jazz Festival
Newcastle, United Kingdom
— 3 Apr, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Jazz-Fabrik Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim, Germany
— 4 Apr, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Unterfahrt
Munich, Germany
— 5 Apr, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Konzertsaal Kreiss Parkasse Syke
Syke, Germany
— 6 Apr, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
NDR
Hamburg, Germany
— 7 Apr, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
NDR
Hamburg, Germany
— 8 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene
Oslo, Norway
— 9 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Vossa Salen
Vossa, Norway
— 10 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
G Livelab
Helsinki, Finland
— 11 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Kinepolis
Poznan, Poland
— 12 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
Teatr Roma
Warsaw, Poland
— 13 April, 2017 —
Eero Koivistoinen Quartet
KOKO Jazz Club
Helsinki, Finland
— 18 April, 2017 —
Alexi Tuomarila Solo Piano
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art
Turku, Finland
— 25 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
TBD
Gdansk, Poland
— 26 April, 2017 —
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
TBD
Wroclaw, Poland
— 11 May, 2017 —
Rob Duguay
KOKO Jazzclub
Helsinki, Finland
— 12 May, 2017 —
Rob Duguay
KOKO Jazzclub
Iisalmi, Finland
— 15 June, 2017 —
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
Kings Place
London, UK
— 16 June, 2017 —
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
Wales Millennium Centre
Cardiff, UK
— 17 June, 2017 —
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
Turner Sims
Southampton, UK
— 18 June, 2017 —
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
Band on the Wall
Manchester, UK
— 30 June, 2017 —
Lionel Beuvens Motu
TBD
Tienen, Belgium
— 1 July, 2017 —
Lionel Beuvens Motu
Cellule 133
Brussels, Belgium
— 2 July, 2017 —
Lionel Beuvens Motu
Copacabana Festival
Gent, Belgium
— 16 July, 2017 —
Alexi Tuomarila Trio
Pori Jazz
Pori, Finland
— 16 July, 2017 —
Eero Koivistoinen
Pori Jazz
Pori, Finland
— PAST GIGS —
— 28 January, 2017 —
Drifter/Jazzlab Tour
CC de Meent
Brussels, Belgium
— 1 February, 2017 —
Drifter/Jazzlab Tour
Handelsbeurs
Gent, Belgium
— 2 February, 2017 —
Drifter/Jazzlab Tour
De Casino
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
— 3 February, 2017 —
Drifter/Jazzlab Tour
Rataplan
Antwerpen, Belgium
— 4 February, 2017 —
Drifter/Jazzlab Tour
CC De Werf
Aalst, Belgium
— 17 March, 2017 —
Drifter/LDH Jazz Tour
L’An Vert
Liege, Belgium
— 18 March, 2017 —
Drifter/LDH Jazz Tour
Kulturzentrum Jünglingshaus
Eupen, Germany
— 22 March, 2017 —
Drifter/LDH Jazz Tour
Jazzstation
Bruxelles, Belgium
— 24 March, 2017 —
Drifter/LDH Jazz Tour
Triangel
Saint-Vith, Belgium
— 25 March, 2017 —
Drifter/LDH Jazz Tour
Zy’coop (Jazz9)
Mazy, Belgium
— 26 March, 2017 —
Drifter/LDH Jazz Tour
Heptone
Ittre, Belgium
