Sound Dentistry
Juho Laitinen and Mikko Hassinen: instruments and electronics

Acoustic and electronic signals bouncing back and forth in space.
Sounds created on various instruments and Max/MSP and Ableton Live.

listen:
Hei Mikko hei
Phoenix Drums
Es Punte

concerts:
11 Jun Kerava Jazz



 

           

Near Eastern music
Kari Heinilä, flutes; Juho Laitinen, cello

listen:
Havun havun (Armenia)
Nazani (Armenia)
Khooti Gorani (Armenia)

concerts:
18 Feb Dom Cultury, Moscow
20 Feb GEZ-21, St Petersburg
29 Jul Korpo Sea Jazz


 



Pepa Päivinen North Pipe
Pepa Päivinen, reeds; Timo Kämäräinen, guitar; Mikko Hassinen, drums; Ville Huolman, bass
with Juho Laitinen, cello

listen:
Get fire (Päivinen)

concerts:
27 Jan Poppari, Jyväskylä
22 Jul Ultra Music, Pori Jazz
7 Aug Kalkkiranta Jazz, Sipoo

 



Albero
Kari Heinilä, flutes; Marko Portin, clarinets; Juho Laitinen, cello; Seppo Kantonen, piano

Musicians' and composers' collective Albero was instigated in 2004 by Kari Heinilä to research the common ground between
improvisation and contemporary chamber music. During these five years over 50 original works and arrangements have been created:
the influences range from renaissance via dodecaphony and music theatre to Charles Ives and Charles Mingus.
In addition to a concert series at Balder Hall in Helsinki the group has made recordings for the Finnish Radio and
performed at Time of Music festival in Viitasaari and in Lapua, Vaasa and Porvoo.

listen:
What love? (Mingus)
Passacaglia (Heinilä)
Leçon des modes (Heinilä)


 

    

Two voices
Thomas Buckner, voice; Juho Laitinen, cello and voice

Collaboration in improvised and experimental music between Juho Laitinen and Thomas Buckner began at the Ostrava New Music days in 2001.
After that this duo has performed in New York, St. Petersburg and Helsinki, often with composer and multi-instrumentalist Christian Wolff.
In addition to performing the works of the latter and of their own the duo has works by John Cage and Earle Brown in its repertoire.

Tom Buckner is a leading force in American experimental vocalizing. He has since 1960s worked closely together with Roscoe Mitchell,
Robert Ashley and Annea Lockwood, to name a few.

 listen:
For 1, 2 or 3 people (Wolff)