UMO feat. Lenny Pickett, cond. Rich Shemaria
(FIN,US)
funk, soul
It’s a real feast for all jazz funkateers, when Lenny Pickett, one of the funkiest tenorists ever, gets seriously down with UMO,
Finland’s number one big band.
Celebrated for his awesome altissimo skills, the long-time musical leader of Saturday Night Live Band is a professor of jazz saxophone at
NY University, though he has had no formal musical schooling. The self-taught whiz kid joined Tower of Power’s first incarnation at 18
and stayed there 10 years.
Later he has worked with stars from Elton John to David Bowie and Laurie Anderson, while leading his own 3-sax Borneo Horns. Many
theatres, filmmakers and experimental groups, like the New Century Saxophone Quartet, have commissioned works from Pickett.
Lineup
Name
Instrument
Antti Rissanen
trombone
Jan Kohlin
trumpet
Jari Hongisto
trombone
Jouni Järvelä
saxophones
Kasperi Sarikoski
trombone
Lenny Pickett
saxophone
Manuel Dunkel
saxophones
Markus Ketola
drums
Mikael Långbacka
trombone
Mikko Pettinen
trumpet
Pentti Lahti
saxophones
Pepa Päivinen
saxophones
Rich Shemaria
conductor
Sami Koskela
percussion
Seppo Kantonen
piano
Teemu Salminen
saxophones
Teemu Viinikainen
guitar
Tero Saarti
trumpet
Timo Paasonen
trumpet
Ville Huolman
bass
Performances in 2008
Date
Time
Venue
19.07.2008
14.00
Kirjurinluoto Arena