“The jazz trio is brought
to dizzying life in the hands of
Alexi Tuomarila.”
– BBC Music Magazine ***** (5 stars)
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. Strong melodic, driving, rhythmical soloing, Finnish melancholia and some of the finest musicianship to emerge from any Nordic small ensemble.
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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 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 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
Finland’s most distinguished artists were awarded with Emma Awards on Feb 8th, 2020. Alexi Tuomarila Trio won the Jazz-Emma for its most recent album Sphere (Edition Records).
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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. Full biography »
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
— 5 September, 2019 —
Lionel Beuvens MOTU
Philly Joe´s
Tallinn, Estonia
— 8 September, 2019 —
Lionel Beuvens MOTU
Tenho Restobar
Helsinki, Finland
— 11 September, 2019 —
Lionel Beuvens MOTU
Juttutupa
Helsinki, Finland
— 13 September, 2019 —
Lionel Beuvens MOTU
Jazzoo
Pietarsaari, Finland
— 24 September, 2019 —
Mika Kallio Limited Edition
Ravintola Laulumiehet
Helsinki, Finland
— 2 October, 2019 —
Alexi Tuomarila Quartet
Juttutupa
Helsinki, Finland
— 4 October, 2019 —
Nina Mya with friends
Flame Jazz, Åbo Svenska Teater
Turku, Finland
— 16 October, 2019 —
Alvarado-Koivistoinen-Tuomarila
G Livelab
Helsinki, Finland
— 17 October, 2019 —
Alvarado-Koivistoinen-Tuomarila
Lutakko Ballroom
Jyväskylä, Finland
— 26 October, 2019 —
Alexi Tuomarila EXTENDED Trio
Umeå Jazzfestival
Umeå, Sweden
— 1 November, 2019 —
Manuel Dunkel Quartet
Tampere Jazz Happening
Tampere, Finland
— 15 November, 2019 —
Alessandro D’Anna Trio feat. Max Zenger
Garden by Olo
Helsinki, Finland
— 5 December, 2019 —
Alvarado-Koivistoinen-Tuomarila
XII Festival de Jazz de Montevideo
Montevideo, Uruguay
— 6 December, 2019 —
Alvarado-Koivistoinen-Tuomarila
Kirchner Cultural Centre
Buenos Aires, Argentina
— 7 December, 2019 —
Alexi Tuomarila-Eero Koivistoinen duo
Blackforest
Buenos Aires, Argentina
— 4 September, 2019 —
Lionel Beuvens MOTU
Suistoklubi
Hämeenlinna, Finland
— 20 August, 2019 —
Alvarado-Koivistoinen-Tuomarila
Viapori Jazz, Tenalji von Fersen
Helsinki, Finland
— 18 July, 2019 —
Alexi Tuomarila Solo Piano
KOKO Jazz Club
Helsinki, Finland
— 17 July, 2019 —
Alexi Tuomarila Trio feat. Kalevi Louhivuori
Pori Jazz 2019, Lokkilava
Pori, Finland
— 17 July, 2019 —
Manuel Dunkel Quartet
Pori Jazz 2019, Poriljonki
Pori, Finland