Olavi Louhivuori

Olavi Louhivuori

Olavi Louhivuori with Mats Eilertsen's Rubicon at Vossajazz 2014. (Photo by Knut Andersen)
Background information
Born (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981
Jyväskylä
Origin Finland
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Drums
Website www.olavilouhivuori.com

Olavi Louhivuori (born 13 July 1981 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish jazz drummer and composer, the leader of his own ensemble Oddarrang, and also performer within several other bands. He is married to the singer Emma Salokoski.[1][2]

Career

Louhivuori was raised in a musical family. His father is professor at the Department of Music University of Jyväskylä and his mother, a violinist and music educator. Each of the five children in his family was taught to play instruments. Louhivuori started to play violin at four, and changed to cello and piano when eight. When he was nine years of age he changed to drums and founded his first band together with classmate Joona Toivanen.[1]

When in Cygnaeus high school (1997), he played within Joona Toivanen Trio, as well as joining gigs at local jam sessions. In 1998 he attended the jazz program at Finnish Music Conservatory, graduating in 2002, and then moved to Helsinki, and joined the Sibelius Academy to study jazz music with Jukkis Uotila. In 2005–2006, he studied composition under the guidance of Sonny Heinilä.[1]

Louhivuori has with different line-ups composed two works for the Jyväskylä Big Band.[3]

Bands

Louhivuori initiated the Finnish experimental Jazz ensemble Oddarrang in 2003. The band includes trombonist Ilmari Pohjola, cellist Osmo Ikonen, guitarist Lasse Sakara, as well as bassist Lasse Lindgren. Oddarrang's debut album Music Illustrated (2006), was awarded Jazz-Emmy in 2006.[1]

In 2008 he released his first solo album, Inhale Exhale, on Texicalli Records.[4] This is a solo percussion album, where Louhivuori demonstrates his broad abilities.[1]

Louhivuori also plays in the bands Ilmiliekki Quartet, Alexi Tuomarila Trio, Joona Toivanen, Olavi Trio and SUN. He has three times been involved in winning the Nordic countries Nordic Jazz Comets races in: Joona Toivanen trio in 2000, Ilmiliekki Quartet in 2002.[1] and the Sun, in 2006. In addition, he has played with, among others, UMO Jazz Orchestra[5] Tomasz Stanko, Jon Balke, Marilyn Crispell, Teppo Tomb-aho, Jukka Perko, Rooster Sakari and M. A. Numminen.[1]

Discography (in selection)

Solo albums

With Oddarrang
With Olavi Trio & Friends

Collaborations

With Joona Toivanen Trio
With Ilmiliekki Quartet
With Alexi Tuomarila Trio
With Piirpauke
With Tomasz Stanko Quintet
With Mats Eilertsen
With Mark O'Leary

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Biography". OlaviLouhivuori.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  2. 1 2 "Olavi Louhivuori". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Archive: TUMfest12 – Performers". TUMrecords.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  4. ↑ "News". OlaviLouhivuori.com. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Crispell-Tomb-aho-Louhivuori". UMO Jazz Orchestra. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  6. ↑ Rose, Raul D'Gama (16 March 2012). "Olavi Trio & Friends: Triologia (2012)". Track Review. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Finnish jazz discs list". Suomijazz.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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