Tuomas Antero Turunen
 

 

     

About

Tuomas Antero Turunen is an award-winning Finnish jazz pianist, known as a solo artist and as a member of several highly acclaimed Nordic jazz groups. He is a frequent performer at the top jazz events in Finland including Pori Jazz, Tampere Jazz Happening, Jyväskylä Summer Jazz and Jazz-Espa as well as at other European festivals such as Jazz Baltica, Montreux Jazz Festival, Getxo Jazz, Swedish Jazz Celebration and Jazzkaar. Outside of Europe Tuomas has performed e.g. at the legendary Rainbow Jazz Club in South Africa. Tuomas has released a dozen of albums with his different groups and has had an honor to work with many wonderful musicians all around the world, e.g. Martina Almgren, Jukka Perko, Sidney Rash, Gine Anderssen and Pekka Sarmanto.

Tuomas lived in Sweden from 2004 until 2009 and studied jazz piano at the Music Academy of Gothenburg under professors Lars Jansson and Anders Jormin. He received the Jazz Award of of Swedish Royal Music Academy in 2009 and won the jury's special prize at the piano competition of Montreux Jazz Festival 2010. At present, Tuomas lives in France and works as a composer, freelance musician and producer.

Contact & Bookings

info@ciu.fi

+358 50 353 8350 (Finland)
+33 640 10 00 27 (France)
+46 762 52 09 47 (Sweden)

Buy music

Pilfink Records
Eclipse Music

More on web

Reverbnation
Prezi
Youtube

Bands

Kauhukakara
Skalle & Sharon
Tttrio
Martina Almgren Dynamo Songs

Hope to see you there...

2013 January-May
Jan 8  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France
Jan 10  Le Rouge, Marseille, France
Jan 25  Draken, Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden
Jan 27  Malmitalo, Helsinki, Finland
Feb 19  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France
Feb 22  Le Littorale, Fos-sur-Mer, France
Mar 26  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France
Apr 2-5  School tour, Loviisa, Finland
Apr 9  Solo album release, TBA
Apr 18  Glenn Miller, Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 19  Glenn Miller, Stockholm, Sweden
Apr 22-26  School tour, Hollola, Finland
May 31  Fort Napoleon, La Seyne, France 

2012 June-December
Jun 5  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France
Jun 20  La Table Des Coquelicots, Cotignac, France
Jun 29  Laulutalo, Joensuu, Finland
Jul 4  Varberg kyrka, Sweden
Jul 7  Sudtirol Jazzfestival, Bolzano, Italy
Jul 8  Steninge kyrka, Sweden
Jul 12  Hemsjö kyrka, Sweden
Jul 17  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France
Jul 19  La Table Des Coquelicots, Cotignac, France
Jul 23  Place Puget, Jazz à Toulon, France
Jul 26  L'Hotel le Provecal, Jazz à Porquerolles (Hyeres), France
Jul 27  Beau Séjour, Saint Cyr Sur Mer, France
Aug 24  Beau Séjour, Saint Cyr Sur Mer, France
Aug 31  La Table Des Coquelicots, Cotignac, France CANCELED!
Sep 6  Arsenal, Toulon, France
Sep 16  Joensuun kirkko, Finland CANCELED!
Sep 25  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France
Oct 9  Aubagne, France
Oct 15 - Oct 22 School tour, Espoo, Finland
Oct 30  L'Asphalte, La Ciotat, France 
Nov 3  Roll'Studio, Marseille, France
Nov 8  Just for you, Jazz à Dakar, Senegal
Nov 9  Club Must, Jazz à Dakar, Senegal
Nov 10  Institut français, Jazz à Dakar, Senegal
Nov 12 - 27 School tour, Raisio - Nokia - Mäntyharju, Finland
Nov 17  Million Marks CD release, La Barre, Joensuu, Finland
Nov 31  Kontiolahden urheiluhalli, Finland
Dec 1  Carelia-sali, Joensuu, Finland
Dec 5  Kiihtelysvaaran kirkko, Finland
Dec 7  Outokummun kirkko, Finland
Dec 8  Noljakan kirkko, Finland
Dec 8  Kalevala-sali, Ilomantsi, Finland
Dec 9  Brahe-sali, Lieksa, Finland
Dec 12  Rantakylän kirkko, Finland
Dec 15  Musiikkitalo, Kuopio, Finland
Dec 16  Mikael-sali, Mikkeli, Finland
Dec 19  Ylämyllyn srk-talo, Finland