Teppo Hauta-aho
Finnish double bassist and composer (1941–2021)
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Teppo Hauta-aho (May 27, 1941 – November 27, 2021) was a Finnish double bassist and composer.
Teppo Hauta-aho | |
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Hauta-aho with Quintet Moderne at Club W71, Weikersheim | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 27, 1941 Janakkala, Finland |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | November 27, 2021 (aged 80) |
| Genres | Classical, jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Double bass |
Early life and studies
Hauta-aho was born in Janakkala, near Hämeenlinna, on May 27, 1941.[1] He studied the double bass at the Sibelius Academy from 1963 to 1970[2] and with František Pošta in Prague.[1]
Later life and career
From 1965 to 1972, Hauta-aho played with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.[1] From 1975, he was with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra. In 1999 he performed with Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, Irish-Swiss pianist John Wolf Brennan and Finish drummer Teppo Mäkynen at Kerava Festival.[2] One of his best known works, Fantasia, for trumpet and orchestra, won the 1986 Queen Maria Jose competition in Geneva.[2][3] Another, Kadenza, has been the set piece for international music competitions and has been played at music festivals.[3]
He was self-taught as a composer, and his compositions included a double bass concerto, chamber music and works for the double bass.[1]
Discography
With Tuohi Klang
- Pensselman Hits vol. 2765 (Finnlevy, 1972)(re-issue Svart Records,2022)
With Juhani Aaltonen
- Etiquette (Love, 1974)
With Pekka Pöyry
- Happy Peter (Leo, 1984)
With Anthony Braxton
- 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988 (Leo, 1988 [1996])
With Evan Parker
- The Needles (Leo, 2000–01)
With Cecil Taylor
- Lifting the Bandstand (Fundacja Słuchaj!, 2021)
With Edward Vesala
- Nan Madol (JAPO, 1974)
- Soulset/Edward Vesala Jazz Band (Finnlevy, 1969)(re-issue Svart Records,2018)
With Heikki “Mike” Koskinen
- Kellari Trio (Edgetone Records, 2015)
- Mike Koskinen Orchestra (Finnlevy, 1973)(re-issue Svart Records,2016)
- August Conversations (Edgetone Records, 2019)
With Otherworld Ensemble
- Live at Malmitalo (Edgetone Records, 2018)
- Northern Fire (Edgetone Records, 2018)
- Return From Manala (Edgetone Records, 2020)
