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Date
of birth:
October 27, 1975
Education:
High school, French-Finnish School of Helsinki, 1994
Master of Arts, Ethnomusicology, University of Helsinki, 2005
Master's
thesis:
"Feel Like
Funkin' It Up - Tutkielma New Orleansin jazzia
soittavasta ReBirth Brass Bandistä"
Articles:
Feel Like Funkin' It Up - ReBirth Brass Band ja New Orleansin uuden
aallon brass band -kulttuuri, Musiikin suunta 2/2003 (Vol. 25), Finnish Society for
Ethnomusicology
Grants:
2003 - Suomen kultturirahasto, for field work in New Orleans for Master's
Thesis
2004 - Suomen kulttuurirahaston Uudenmaan rahasto, for the tour of the New Orleans Helsinki
Connection in Uusimaa
Compositions:
· Sea Horse
(On records: Leroy Jones: Back To My Roots, 2002; Jazz Ascona
Compilation, 2003; New Orleans Helsinki Connection: At Last,
2004)
· Montego Bounce
(On record: Spirit Of New Orleans - Some Of These Days, 2006)
Graphic
design (CD covers):
Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola: Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola
YMCA
Center for the Creative Arts Student Ensembles:
Mission Driven - Live from Rome Free Academy
Leroy Jones: Soft Shoe
Spirit Of New Orleans: Some Of These Days
Rob Espino: Rob Espino y sus amigos de Nueva Orleáns
Leroy Jones: New Orleans Brass Band Music: Memories Of The Fairview & Hurricane Band
Mari
Watanabe:
Old Friends
Miki
Fujii:
For Sentimental Reasons
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Own
bands:
Spirit Of New Orleans
New Orleans Helsinki Connection
Other
collaborations:
Riverside Rascals (Finland)
Leroy Jones Quintet (New Orleans)
Palm Court Jazz Band (New Orleans)
Storyville Shakers (Germany)
Leroy Jones Helsinki All Stars (New Orleans/Finland)
Big Beat Band (France)
Wim's Paradise Jazzband (Germany)
FC Helsinki Brass Band (Finland)
Storyville Brass Band (Finland)
Tremé Brass Band (New Orleans)
Original Hurricane Brass Band (New Orleans)
Tricia Boutté Band (New Orleans)
Shara's Jazz (New Orleans)
George French Band (New Orleans)
Storyville Stompers Brass Band (New Orleans)
Preservation Hall Jazz Band (New Orleans)
Trombone Summit (New Orleans)
Howler's Cotton Club
(Australia)
Unity Hall Jazz Band (Australia)
Recordings:
· 2008
- Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola
Leroy Jones & Katja Toivola (SONOP 052008), compilation disc
· 2006
-
Spirit Of New Orleans
Some Of These Days (SONOP-8464),
featuring Leroy Jones & Eeppi Ursin
· 2004
-
New
Orleans Helsinki Connection
At Last (NOHC-242)
· 2002
-
Spirit
Of New Orleans
Bogalusa Strut (SONO-1), featuring Leroy Jones & Susanna
Mesiä
· 1997
-
Riverside
Rascals
Riverside Rascals featuring Tricia Boutté (RR 997)
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2005 -
Leroy
Jones
New Orleans Brass Band Music: Memories Of The Fairview & Hurricane Band
(LJCD-4221), as guest soloist
· 2004
-
Susanna Mesiä
Susanna Mesiä Trad
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Performances:
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (New Orleans)
French Quarter Festival (New Orleans)
Satchmo Summer Fest (New Orleans)
Congo Square Rhythms Festival (New Orleans)
Jazz Festival Brasil (Brazil)
Ascona New Orleans Jazz & Classics (Switzerland)
21st Thredbo Yalumba Jazz Festival (Australia)
Fiji International Jazz Festival (Fiji Islands)
Waiheke Jazz & Blues Festival (New Zealand)
Silda Jazz (Norway)
Varangerfestivalen (Norway)
Pori Jazz (Finland)
Baltic Jazz (Finland)
Ruska Swing (Finland)
Kaamosjazz (Finland)
Imatra Big Band Festival (Finland)
Lahden Jazztori (Finland)
Otava Happy Jazz (Finland)
Linna-Jazz (Finland)
Kalotti Jazz & Blues (Finland)
Ylläs Jazz & Blues (Finland)
Korpo Sea Jazz (Finland)
Helsinki Classic Jazz Festival (Finland)
Jazz-Espa (Finland)
Palm
Court Jazz Café (New Orleans)
Donna's Bar & Grill (New Orleans)
Vaughan's Lounge (New Orleans)
Candle Light Lounge (New Orleans)
Preservation Hall (New Orleans)
528 Jazz Club (New Orleans)
Café Brazil (New Orleans)
Jazz National
Historical Park (New Orleans)
Bourbon Street Music Club (São
Paulo,
Brazil)
Al Torchio (Ascona, Switzerland)
Unity Hall (Sydney, Australia)
Piano Room (Sydney, Australia)
The Bar @ Four Seasons (Sydney, Australia)
Bellingen Jazz Society (Bellingen, Australia)
Central Coast Jazz Club (Gosford, Australia)
Storyville Jazz Club (Helsinki)
Club Turkoosi (Helsinki)
Cotton Club (Helsinki)
Laivakoira (Helsinki)
Sture Jazz Club (Helsinki)
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