Timo Lassy

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Timo Lassy
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Image of Timo Lassy in Flow Festival in Helsinki
Background information
Born (1974-12-08) 8 December 1974 (age 49)
Helsinki, Finland
Genres Jazz, soul jazz, latin jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument(s)tenor saxophone, flute
Years active1990s–present
LabelsMembran, Schema, We Jazz, Ricky-Tick Records
Website timolassy.com

Timo Lassy (born 1974 [1] ) is a Finnish jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. [2] He is best known for Timo Lassy Band with whom he has recorded 6 albums together. Prior to his solo career he was a member of U-Street All Stars and The Five Corners Quintet.

Timo Lassy has had three albums on the Finnish National album chart by Ipfi.fi  : In with Lassy [3] in 2012, Love Bullet [4] in 2015 and Moves [5] in 2018 all of which have also received nominations for Jazz album of the Year at the Emma Gaala. [6] The album Moves reached #6 on the Physical album chart on week 18/2018. [5] "Moves" won the Emma award for Jazz Album of the Year. [7]

Timo Lassy Band recorded a feature concert YLE Live: M1-Studiossa Timo Lassy Band which was broadcast nationally on Sunday 5 May 2013 and is available worldwide at YLE Areena. On 3 February 2018 WDR 3 broadcast a live television and radio concert [8] by Timo Lassy from Theater Gütersloh.

Discography (selected)

Solo albums

Singles

Other

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References

  1. ↑ "Timo Lassy - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Timo Lassy - Jazz Finland". jazzfinland.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Emma Gaala - Arkisto". www.emmagaala.fi. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Emma Gaala - Voittajat". www.emmagaala.fi. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "67. WDR 3/Ö1 Jazznacht - Das WDR 3 Jazzfest in Gütersloh und Bielefeld - 04.02.2018". www1.wdr.de (in German). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Timo Lassy – All releases – Jazz Finland". jazzfinland.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Timo Lassy: In with Lassy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. ↑ NDR. "Jazz Album der Woche: "Moves"". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta". www.fono.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Timo Lassy Teddy the Sweeper / Where's the Man? – Ishtar" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Fono.fi – Äänitetietokanta". www.fono.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Jazzklubi | Klubi-isäntänä Harri Tuominen". areena.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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