Global InformationTimo Lassy information
Timo Lassy | |
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 Image of Timo Lassy in Flow Festival in Helsinki | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 December 1974 Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Jazz, soul jazz, latin jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | tenor saxophone, flute |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | Membran, Schema, We Jazz, Ricky-Tick Records |
| Website | timolassy |
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.
- ^ "Timo Lassy - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Timo Lassy - Jazz Finland". jazzfinland.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Emma Gaala - Arkisto". www.emmagaala.fi. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Emma Gaala - Voittajat". www.emmagaala.fi. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "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.