Edward Vesala (15 February 1945 – 4 December 1999), born Martti Vesala, was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. Born in Mäntyharju, he began as a drummer playing jazz and rock in the 1960s, among all in such bands as the early line-up of Blues Section and Apollo. In the 1970s, he led his own jazz groups, led a quartet with Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stańko, played with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, and recorded with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

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  • Edward Vesala war ein finnischer Jazzmusiker (Schlagzeuger, Komponist, Bandleader).
  • Edward Vesala (15 February 1945 – 4 December 1999), born Martti Vesala, was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. Born in Mäntyharju, he began as a drummer playing jazz and rock in the 1960s, among all in such bands as the early line-up of Blues Section and Apollo. In the 1970s, he led his own jazz groups, led a quartet with Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stańko, played with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, and recorded with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek. In the 1980s and 1990s, 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 made up 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. Vesala died from congestive heart failure in Helsinki, Finland at the age of 54.
  • Martti ”Edward” Vesala oli suomalainen jazzrumpali, säveltäjä ja yhtyeenjohtaja. Vesalaa pidetään yhtenä nykyjazzin tärkeimmistä suomalaisista vaikuttajista. Hänelle myönnettiin Jazzliiton Yrjö-palkinto kahdesti, vuosina 1972 ja 1980. Vuodesta 1982 hän koulutti uusia jazzmuusikoita Sound & Fury -työpajoissaan.
  • Fil:VesalaEdward1984. gif Edward Vesala in concert, International Jazz Festival, Prague, Lucerna Music Hall, 1984 Edward Vesala (opprinnelig Martti Vesala) var en finsk avant-garde jazzkomponist, bandleder og trommeslager/perkusjonist. Han ble født i Mäntyharju, hvor han begynte som jazz- og rock-trommeslager på 1960-tallet. Noen av bandene hans var Blues Section og Apollo. På 1970-tallet ledet han sine egne jazz-grupper, en kvartett sammen med den polske trompeteren Tomasz Stanko, han spilte med Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, og spilte inn plata Trypticon med Jan Garbarek. På 80- og 90-tallet spilte Vesala inn flere plater med egne komposisjoner med sin egen gruppe, Sound and Fury, vesentlig for ECM (plateselskap). Disse innspillingene viser en unik stil hvor han kombinerer jazz og klassisk, tango og folkemusikk. Sound and Fury var et ensemble på ca 10 medlemmer som bestod først og fremst av Vesalas egne studenter. Av de mest kjente bandmedlemmene kan nevnes saxofonistene Jorma Tapio og Pepa Päivinen, gitaristene Raoul Björkenheim og Jimi Sumen, og harpist and keyboardist Iro Haarla, som var Vesalas kone. Vesala døde av hjertesvikt i Helsingfors, Finland 54 år gammel.
  • Edward Vesala, né Martti Vesala le Modèle:Date, et décédé le Modèle:Date est un batteur, chef d'orchestre et compositeur de jazz finlandais. Né à Mäntyharju, il commence sa carrière en tant que batteur de rock et de jazz dans les années 1960. Dans les années 70, il participe au quartet de Tomasz Stanko, et enregistre avec Jan Garbarek. Edward Vesala est surtout connu pour son groupe Sound and Fury, composé d'une dizaine de musiciens, pour la plupart étudiants de Vesala, et qui incluait aussi sa femme, la harpiste Iro Haarla. Vesala est mort d'Insuffisance cardiaque à Helsinki à l'âge de 54 ans.
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  • Martti ”Edward” Vesala oli suomalainen jazzrumpali, säveltäjä ja yhtyeenjohtaja. Vesalaa pidetään yhtenä nykyjazzin tärkeimmistä suomalaisista vaikuttajista. Hänelle myönnettiin Jazzliiton Yrjö-palkinto kahdesti, vuosina 1972 ja 1980. Vuodesta 1982 hän koulutti uusia jazzmuusikoita Sound & Fury -työpajoissaan.
  • Edward Vesala (15 February 1945 – 4 December 1999), born Martti Vesala, was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. Born in Mäntyharju, he began as a drummer playing jazz and rock in the 1960s, among all in such bands as the early line-up of Blues Section and Apollo. In the 1970s, he led his own jazz groups, led a quartet with Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stańko, played with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, and recorded with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
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