Eero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946) is a Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player, who started his career in the mid-1960s. Koivistoinen has worked as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer and educator. He first heard jazz from the records his sailor brother had brought in from his travels. As youngster Koivistoinen studied classical violin, saxophone and also composition at the Sibelius Academy, later on jazz at Berklee Music School in Boston. His first line-up featured the drummer Edward Vesala and bassist Pekka Sarmanto. Eero Koivistoinen was also a member of the seminal Finnish rock band Blues Section in the years 1967 and 1968. In 1968 he released his first solo album, a "literary record" called Valtakunta which featured songs composed to the texts of such poets as Pentti Saarikoski, Jarkko Laine, Tuomas Anhava and Hannu Mäkelä; interpreted by the vocalists Vesa-Matti Loiri, Eero Raittinen and Seija Simola. Eero Koivistoinen's later solo albums such as Wahoo (1972) enjoy a considerable international reputation. His hip hop-influenced 2006 album X-Ray features such people as the vocalists Charles Salter and Bina Nkwazi, DJ LBJ (a.k.a. Jonas Verwijnen) and the rap artist Redrama (a.k.a. Lasse Mellberg). January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Sibelius Academy in downtown Helsinki. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... Edward Vesala (born Martti Vesala in 1945) (died December 4, 1999 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. ... Blues Section is considered a seminal and ground-breaking band in Finnish rock music. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Pentti Saarikoski (Impilahti September 2nd 1937 – Joensuu August 24th 1983) was one of the most important authors in post-WWII Finland. ... Jarkko Laine (born 17 March 1947, Turku) is a Finnish poet and the writer of prose and plays. ... Vesa-Matti Loiri (born January 4, 1945, Helsinki) is a Finnish actor, musician and comedian. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Eero Koivistoinen was one of the founder members of the UMO Jazz Orchestra where he played 1975-1990 and worked as its artistic director from 1996 to 1998. He has also composed music for radio and theatre. Koivistoinen has received the Yrjö prize of Finnish Jazz Association in 1967, his quartet won the band competition of Montreux in 1969, and Koivistoinen also won in 1981 the prize for the best arrangement with his piece Ultima Thule at the Nordring competition of European broadcasting companies, held in Jersey. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Montreux is a resort town in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, on Lake Geneva with a population of 22,897. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

• Blues Section (1967)
• Valtakunta (1968)
• Odysseus (1969)
• For Children (1970)
• Original Sin (1971)
• Muusa ja Ruusa (1971)
• Wahoo! (1972)
• 3rd Version (1973)
• Front Is Breaking (1976)
• Labyrinth (1977)
• Live at Belmont Jazz Club (1977)
• Ultima Thule (1983)
• Picture in Three Colours (1983)
• Sea Suite (1983)
• UMO Plays the Music of Koivistoinen and Linkola (1985)
• Kallista on ja halvalla menee (1988)
• Pahan Kukkia (1990)
• Altered Things (1992)
• Dialog (1995)
• Electrifying Miles (1997)
• UMO Jazz Orchestra (1997)
• Senegalese Drums (1998)
• Helium (1999)
• Some Time Ago (1999)
• Zone (1999)
• Mozambique Relief (2000)
• UTU (2001)
• Venancio Mbande Orchestra (2001)
• Timbila (2002)
• Suomalainen (2003)
• Galaxy (2003)
• The Five Corners Quintet (2005)
• X-Ray (2006)

External links

• The official Eero Koivistoinen Website
• Eero Koivistoinen's Valtakunta @ pHinnWeb

References

• Maarit Roiha, Ilman soittamista elämä olisi kurjaa (Eero Koivistoinen's 60th birthday article in Aamulehti, 13 January 2006)
• Harri Uusitorppa, Koivistoinen katsoo tulevaisuuteen (Koivistoinen's 60th birthday article in Helsingin Sanomat, 12 January 2006)