Spirit Of New Orleans Productions
Traditional New Orleans Jazz With A 21st Century Flavor


 

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KATJA TOIVOLA

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· Trombone ·
· Bass drum ·
· Graphic design ·
· Photography ·

 

Review of Some Of These Days (Geraldine Wyckoff, OffBeat 1/2007)
"-- Toivola’s “Montego Bounce” rocks steady with a Jamaican flair that is reminiscent of material favored by the legendary Skatalites. It’s the perfect vehicle to show off her growing prowess on the trombone.--" 

 

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


 

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

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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)

· 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

 

 

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)

 

 

 


Contact for further information and bookings:
kamtoivola@aol.com

Web design: Katja Toivola
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Last updated: August 25, 2008