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Eero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946, in Helsinki) 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 a youngster Koivistoinen studied classical violin, saxophone and also composition at the Sibelius Academy, and later jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His first line-up featured the drummer Edward Vesala and bassist Pekka Sarmanto. 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

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  • Eero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946, in Helsinki) 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 a youngster Koivistoinen studied classical violin, saxophone and also composition at the Sibelius Academy, and later jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His first line-up featured the drummer Edward Vesala and bassist Pekka Sarmanto. 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, 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 and , (also known as Jonas Verwijnen) and the rap artist Redrama (also known as Lasse Mellberg). Eero Koivistoinen was one of the founder members of the UMO Jazz Orchestra where he played from 1975 to 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 the Finnish Jazz Association in 1967, his quartet won the band competition at Montreux Jazz Festival 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. (en)
  • Eero Koivistoinen (* 13. Januar 1946 in Helsinki) ist ein finnischer Saxophonist (Tenor-, Sopran- und Sopranino-Saxophon), Komponist, Arrangeur und Bandleader des Modern Jazz. (de)
  • Eero Koivistoinen (Helsinki, 13 januari 1946) is een Finse jazzsaxofonist, componist, arrangeur en orkestleider van de modernjazz. (nl)
  • Eero Uolevi Koivistoinen, född 13 januari 1946 i Helsingfors, är en finländsk jazzmusiker, kompositör och arrangör. Koivistoinen, som spelar saxofon, hör till den finländska jazzens nyskapare och mest produktiva kompositörer. Han är en banbrytare inom fusionsjazzen. Under årens lopp har hans musik också hämtat intryck från finsk folkton och afrikansk musik. Han har komponerat bland annat storbands- och orkesterverk, barnvisor och filmmusik; till de viktigare hör det prisbelönta orkesterverket Ultima Thule (1981). Koivistoinen var med om att grunda orkestern UMO Jazz Orchestra och var dess konstnärlige ledare 1996–1998. Han har spelat med utländska musiker och utgett drygt 20 skivalbum under eget namn. År 1967 erhöll han det första Yrjöpriset, som utdelas av Finlands jazzförbund för förtjänstfulla insatser inom finländsk jazz och 1969 vann hans kvartett ensembletävlingen vid jazzfestivalen i Montreux. (sv)
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  • Eero Koivistoinen (* 13. Januar 1946 in Helsinki) ist ein finnischer Saxophonist (Tenor-, Sopran- und Sopranino-Saxophon), Komponist, Arrangeur und Bandleader des Modern Jazz. (de)
  • Eero Koivistoinen (Helsinki, 13 januari 1946) is een Finse jazzsaxofonist, componist, arrangeur en orkestleider van de modernjazz. (nl)
  • Eero Koivistoinen (born 13 January 1946, in Helsinki) 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 a youngster Koivistoinen studied classical violin, saxophone and also composition at the Sibelius Academy, and later jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His first line-up featured the drummer Edward Vesala and bassist Pekka Sarmanto. 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 (en)
  • Eero Uolevi Koivistoinen, född 13 januari 1946 i Helsingfors, är en finländsk jazzmusiker, kompositör och arrangör. Koivistoinen, som spelar saxofon, hör till den finländska jazzens nyskapare och mest produktiva kompositörer. År 1967 erhöll han det första Yrjöpriset, som utdelas av Finlands jazzförbund för förtjänstfulla insatser inom finländsk jazz och 1969 vann hans kvartett ensembletävlingen vid jazzfestivalen i Montreux. (sv)
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  • Eero Koivistoinen (nl)
  • Eero Koivistoinen (sv)
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