I'd say: everyone. As every musician, I've heard that I sound like this and that. But I've also felt myself as a tiger that can't get rid of his stripes.
Everyone on my Friend list gains my deepest respect and admire. Blessings to all of you. I think anyone who is capable to create music in a way or another is blessed by the most beautiful gift. Joni Mitchell has a strong influence on me. She makes me burst into tears, no matter if she's telling a joke with her husky tenor or cooing with the like-a-virgin soprano. So you can imagine what it is when it comes to her music. She is miraculous. The line "Love stimulated my illusions more than anything" is from her tune 'Song For Sharon' which is one of the dearest song to me. Sting and Paul Simon are musicians who are near to the musicianhood that I'd like to become. Good basic musicianship, excellent songs, charisma on stage, lot of emotions and nuances in their music, great bands... Björk is the one who is going to have pages in the music history books of the future. Who has been more creative and new in the last century? No-one else like her. The sound of John Coltrane's horn puts my skin on goose-flesh right from the first tone. I had a huge impression meeting Richard Bona for the first time. Incredible musicality, immense charisma (and a great sense of humor). Who wouldn't be impressed of Jeff Buckley (I'm not that rock, though). The albums 'Aerial' by Kate Bush and 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan were the latest albums I listened over and over again. Not necessary to mention how huge artists both of them are. As a pianist I've always been more "Mozartean" than "Beethovenian" (don't know why I've always thought these two are the polar fastenings for piano music). Mozart is very dear and intimate for me and makes me fall into tears. As Chopin too. But on a different way than Bach whom I find introvert and time to time even painful. I teach piano and one of my students asked me if we could play Nina Simone's version of the song 'I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free'. I ended up listening the tune maybe 100 times. Nina Simone came to my mind while mentioning Bach. She is impressive. What else? Rokia Traoré. Salif Keita. Coldplay. Pat Metheny. Stevie Wonder. Jimi Hendrix. Richard Tee. Steve Gadd. The Band. U2. Mike Stern. Maria Rita. Nick Drake. Bill Evans. Ella Fitzgerald. Philip Glass. Aretha Franklin. Rickie Lee Jones. Caetano Veloso. Led Zeppelin. Gentle Giant. Camel. Aimee Mann. Milton Nascimento. Vusi Mahlasela. Police. To start with. ..
Laura Sippola is a pianist and a singer-songwriter. She started to sing at very early age and climbed on the piano bench at the age of three. She studied in Sibelius Academy and received a master's degree in 2003. Before gratuating she also studied in G.B.Martini Conservatorio in Bologna, Italy. She's preparing now for artistic Ph.D in her studies.
The debut album Sahara was released 2004. On February 2008 came out an EP Mieli, containing 4 songs. The following album Toinen was released on January 2009.
Sippola has had an honour to work with the top Finnish jazz musicians. She performs her compositions with the different combinations from duets to quintets and, of course, as solo.
Her musical projects have reflected her huge affection to songwriting music. Laura Sippola hosted a songwriting club playing also as a houseband with her ensemble. On 2003 she had a project according the music of Joni Mitchell. She often accompany great singer-songwriters Maritta Kuula and Tuure Kilpeläinen. She has also worked with several other songwriters.
Besides working as a pianist, a pedagogue, a singer and a composer she has done few compositions for other artists, such as Club For Five, Rajaton and Johanna Kurkela.
Hi Laura Sippola Hope this finds you well.Enjoy the weekend. Take care.
"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have; be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."
Love and Peace Tony
P.S."Talking Moods" album. Links to download and buy songs are provided on my page. EP "THE UNKNOWN CELL" will be also released on iTunes soon. Thanks for the support.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
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