Edward Vesala (born Martti Vesala) (February 15, 1945 – December 4, 1999) was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... December 4th redirects here. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Avant-jazz (also known as avant-garde jazz) is a style of music and improvisation that combines elements of avant-garde art music composition with elements of traditional jazz. ... A drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Born in Mäntyharju, he began as a drummer playing jazz and rock in the 60s, among all in such bands as the early line-up of Blues Section and Apollo. In the 70s, he led his own jazz groups, led a quartet with Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stanko, played with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, and recorded with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek. In the 80s and 90s, Vesala recorded several albums of his own compositions exhibiting a unique style that combines jazz, classical music, tango, and folk music with his own group Sound and Fury, which was an ensemble of about ten players comprised mostly of Vesala's students. Prominent players in Sound and Fury included saxophonists Jorma Tapio and Pepa Päivinen , guitarists Raoul Björkenheim and Jimi Sumen, and harpist and keyboardist Iro Haarla who was Vesala's wife. Province Eastern Finland Region Southern Savonia Sub-region Mikkeli City manager Jussi Teittinen Official languages Finnish Area  - total  - land ranked 52nd 1,210. ... Blues Section is considered a seminal and ground-breaking band in Finnish rock music. ... Apollo was a short-lived Finnish band who released their eponymous album in 1970. ... Tomasz Stanko (born 1942-) is a renowned Polish jazz trumpet player. ... Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta típica, a sextet which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two bandoneons. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... Sound and Fury is a documentary film released in 2000 about two American families immersed in Deaf culture and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants, surgically implanted devices that may improve their ability to hear but may threaten their way of life. ... Sound and Fury is a documentary film released in 2000 about two American families immersed in Deaf culture and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants, surgically implanted devices that may improve their ability to hear but may threaten their way of life. ...

Vesala died from congestive heart failure in Helsinki, Finland at the age of 54. Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with or pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ...

Sources

• Jazzhouse

External links

• Edward Vesala discography compiled by Dan Kurdilla
• Allmusic Guide biography of Edward Vesala by Chris Kelsey
• Eetu - 12 sessiota Edward Vesalan kanssa Documentary film on Vesala and his work with Sound and Fury by Markus Viljanen (1994)