Timo Lassy (born 1974) is a Finnish jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader.
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 U-Street All Stars is a Finnish jazz band founded in the fall of 2000. They have released two albums on Blue Note Records.
The letter U in their band name comes from the fact that they rehearse in Uudenmaankatu, Helsinki.
Members Current member ...
an
The Five Corners Quintet
Timo Lassy has had three albums on the Finnish National album chart by
Ipfi.fi : In with Lassy in 2012, Love Bullet in 2015 and Moves
in 2018 all of which have also received nominations for Jazz album of the Year at the
Emma Gaala
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* Emma (given name)
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* ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
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. The album Moves reached #6 on the Physical album chart on week 18/2018.
"Moves" won the Emma award for Jazz Album of the Year.
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
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. On 3 February 2018
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3 broadcast a live television and radio concert by Timo Lassy from
Theater Gütersloh.
Discography (selected)
Singles
* ''African Rumble / High at Noon'' (Ricky-Tick Records, 2006), 12 inch single
* ''The Call / Sweet Spot'' (Ricky-Tick Records, 2007), 12 inch single
* The More I Look at You (ft.
José James
José James (born January 20, 1978) is an American vocalist who combines jazz and hip hop.
Biography
José James attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2008, he debuted with his first album, ''The Dreamer'', on the Browns ...
) / Ya Dig (instrumental) (Ricky-Tick Records 2009) 7 inch single
* Teddy The Sweeper / Where’s The Man? (
Schema Records
Schema Records is a prominent Italian record label in Milan, Italy, that specializes in jazz, Brazilian, and Latin-influenced music. Schema is a sublabel of Ishtar a recording and publishing company based in Milan, which runs the sublabels Schema ...
2012) 7 inch single
Soloalbums
* ''The Soul & Jazz of Timo Lassy'' (Ricky-Tick Records
n Japan Columbia Records
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History
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20 June 2007)
* ''Round Two'' (Ricky-Tick Records 2009)
* ''In With Lassy'' (Schema Records 2012)
* ''Live With Lassy'' (Schema Records 2013)
* ''Love Bullet'' (Membran 2015)
* ''Moves'' (Membran 2018)
Other
* Calling James/Yanki - Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen Duo (We Jazz 2017), 7 inch single
* When The Devils Paid - Timo Lassy feat
Ed Motta
Eduardo "Ed" Motta (; born August 17, 1971) is a Brazilian MPB, rock, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is the nephew of late singer-songwriter Tim Maia.
Career
Son of Luzia Motta, sister of Tim Maia and Antonio Motta, from an early age listene ...
(Membran 2017), EP
References
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Finnish jazz composers
Finnish jazz saxophonists
Jazz bandleaders
Finnish flautists
1974 births
Living people