PipokaTrio - Jarmo Julkunen (guit), Petri Keskitalo (tuba)__________Gourmet - Mikko Innanen (sax), Esa Onttonen (guit), Ilmari Pohjola (trb), Petri Keskitalo (tuba), Mika Kallio (drums)________K-18 - Kalle Kalima (guit), Mikko Innanen (sax), Teppo Hauta-aho (bass)________Kaski - Jorma Tapio (bcl, sax, fl), Sampo Lassila (bass), Janne Tuomi (perc)_______Duo Kujala&Riihimäki - Jarkko Riihimäki (piano)_______Novjaro - Noa Nakai (vl), Timo Latonen (pf), Juuso Nieminen (guit), Julius Pyrhönen (b)______Vähällä sähköllä - Verneri Pohjola (tr), Ilmari Pohjola (trb), Seppo Kantonen (pf), Ville Herrala (b), Mika Kallio (dr)
Influences
Egberto Gismonti, Steve Reich, Keith Jarrett, Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky, Hermeto Pascoal, Sivuca etc.
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Veli Kujala is versatile accordionist and composer whose musical interests range from most complex contemporary classical music to complete free improvisation. The stuff between those extremes include for example jazz, latin, tango and transcriptions from romantical and baroque repertoire for accordion. His own compositions include mostly works for pipe organ.
He plays regularly in bands like Pipoka, Gourmet and K-18 and has premiered accordion concertos by Markus Fagerudd and the legendary Finnish bass player and composer Pekka Pohjola. He has studied in the Sibelius-Academy in Helsinki, where he is currently teaching and attaining his Doctor of Music degree focusing on Finnish contemporary accordion music. The collaboration between Veli Kujala and composer Sampo Haapamäki has lead to invention of new instrument, a quarter tone accordion. Haapamäki's concerto entitled "Velinikka" for this instrument was premiered in September 2008 in Amsterdam with Insomnio ensemble.
Bonjour Veli, merci d'avoir accepter de nous connecter dans votre art si difficile que celui du jeu de l'accordéon qui mérite tout notre respect... A bientôt de vous rencontrer dans notre programme JAZZBOX http://www.aligrefm.org Jacques Thévenet / Paris
your music is very interesting! greetings and blessings from Brazil. it's great to have you as a friend. thanks for your friendship. might and light. Z.A. Feitosa contista e poeta
Hello, Veli, I am glad to be the first one to comment on your page. Great playing! I told Egberto Gismonti about how much I enjoyed your arrangement of his music. Keep those bellows shaking! Best, Jovino
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