Estimated duration

2 h, incl. intermission

Organizer

Helsingin kaupunginorkesteri

Half a century of jazz greatness and mastery! UMO performs together with HPO to celebrate a career in Finnish jazz that has already spanned 50 years.

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Teemu Takanen, conductor
Iiro Rantala, piano

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra are packing a big sack of birthday surprises containing a brilliant selection of jazz standards and classics. The party will be hosted by pianist Iiro Rantala and conductor Teemu Takanen, whose compositions will crown the swinging and stylish evening.

Program
Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941): King Porter Stomp (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) 1906 (comp) / 1923 (recorded)
George Gershwin (1898–1937): Rhapsody in Blue -medley (1924)
George Gershwin (1898–1937): I Got Rhythm (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1930)
Juan Tizol (1900–1984) / Duke Ellington (1899–1974): Caravan (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1936)
Charlie Parker (1920–1955): Confirmation (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1945)
Miles Davis (1926–1991): Kind of Blue -medley (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1959)
Iiro Rantala (1970–): Bob Hardy (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (2012)
intermission
Chick Corea (1941–2021): Spain (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1971)
Keith Jarrett (1945–): Country (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1978)
Dave Grusin (1934–): Mountain Dance (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1980)
Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998): Dienda (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1986)
Russel Ferrante: Spirit of the West (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (1998)
Teemu Takanen (1984–): Melancholia (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (2019)
Iiro Rantala (1970–): Tough Stuff (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (2024)
Iiro Rantala (1970–): How Long Is Now (sov./arr. Teemu Takanen) (2016)