About
Tuomas Antero Turunen is an award-winning Finnish jazz pianist, known as a solo artist and as a member of several highly acclaimed Nordic jazz groups. He is a frequent performer at the top jazz events in Finland including Pori Jazz, Tampere Jazz Happening, Jyväskylä Summer Jazz and Jazz-Espa as well as at other European festivals such as Jazz Baltica, Montreux Jazz Festival, Getxo Jazz, Swedish Jazz Celebration and Jazzkaar. Outside of Europe Tuomas has performed e.g. at the legendary Rainbow Jazz Club in South Africa. Tuomas has released a dozen of albums with his different groups and has had an honor to work with many wonderful musicians all around the world, e.g. Martina Almgren, Jukka Perko, Sidney Rash, Gine Anderssen and Pekka Sarmanto.
Tuomas lived in Sweden from 2004 until 2009 and studied jazz piano at the Music Academy of Gothenburg under professors Lars Jansson and Anders Jormin. He received the Jazz Award of of Swedish Royal Music Academy in 2009 and won the jury's special prize at the piano competition of Montreux Jazz Festival 2010. At present, Tuomas lives in France and works as a composer, freelance musician and producer.
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Contact & Bookings
info@ciu.fi
+358 50 353 8350 (Finland) +33 640 10 00 27 (France) +46 762 52 09 47 (Sweden)
Buy music
Pilfink Records Eclipse Music
More on web
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Bands
Kauhukakara Skalle & Sharon Tttrio Martina Almgren Dynamo Songs
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2013 January-May Jan 8 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Jan 10 Le Rouge, Marseille, France Jan 25 Draken, Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden Jan 27 Malmitalo, Helsinki, Finland Feb 19 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Feb 22 Le Littorale, Fos-sur-Mer, France Mar 26 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Apr 2-5 School tour, Loviisa, Finland Apr 9 Solo album release, TBA Apr 18 Glenn Miller, Stockholm, Sweden Apr 19 Glenn Miller, Stockholm, Sweden Apr 22-26 School tour, Hollola, Finland May 31 Fort Napoleon, La Seyne, France
2012 June-December Jun 5 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Jun 20 La Table Des Coquelicots, Cotignac, France Jun 29 Laulutalo, Joensuu, Finland Jul 4 Varberg kyrka, Sweden Jul 7 Sudtirol Jazzfestival, Bolzano, Italy Jul 8 Steninge kyrka, Sweden Jul 12 Hemsjö kyrka, Sweden Jul 17 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Jul 19 La Table Des Coquelicots, Cotignac, France Jul 23 Place Puget, Jazz à Toulon, France Jul 26 L'Hotel le Provecal, Jazz à Porquerolles (Hyeres), France Jul 27 Beau Séjour, Saint Cyr Sur Mer, France Aug 24 Beau Séjour, Saint Cyr Sur Mer, France Aug 31 La Table Des Coquelicots, Cotignac, France CANCELED! Sep 6 Arsenal, Toulon, France Sep 16 Joensuun kirkko, Finland CANCELED! Sep 25 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Oct 9 Aubagne, France Oct 15 - Oct 22 School tour, Espoo, Finland Oct 30 L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France Nov 3 Roll'Studio, Marseille, France Nov 8 Just for you, Jazz à Dakar, Senegal Nov 9 Club Must, Jazz à Dakar, Senegal Nov 10 Institut français, Jazz à Dakar, Senegal Nov 12 - 27 School tour, Raisio - Nokia - Mäntyharju, Finland Nov 17 Million Marks CD release, La Barre, Joensuu, Finland Nov 31 Kontiolahden urheiluhalli, Finland Dec 1 Carelia-sali, Joensuu, Finland Dec 5 Kiihtelysvaaran kirkko, Finland Dec 7 Outokummun kirkko, Finland Dec 8 Noljakan kirkko, Finland Dec 8 Kalevala-sali, Ilomantsi, Finland Dec 9 Brahe-sali, Lieksa, Finland Dec 12 Rantakylän kirkko, Finland Dec 15 Musiikkitalo, Kuopio, Finland Dec 16 Mikael-sali, Mikkeli, Finland Dec 19 Ylämyllyn srk-talo, Finland
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