Teppo Hauta-aho | |
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 Hauta-aho with Quintet Moderne at Club W71, Weikersheim | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 27, 1941 Janakkala, Finland |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | November 27, 2021 |
| Genres | Classical, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Teppo Hauta-aho (May 27, 1941 – November 27, 2021) was a Finnish double bassist and composer.
Hauta-aho was born in Janakkala, near Hämeenlinna, on May 27, 1941.[1] He studied the double bass at the Sibelius Academy from 1963 to 1970[2] and with František Pošta in Prague.[1]
From 1965 to 1972, Hauta-aho played with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.[1] From 1975, he was with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra. In 1999 he performed with Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, Irish-Swiss pianist John Wolf Brennan and Finish drummer Teppo Mäkynen at Kerava Festival.[2] One of his best known works, Fantasia, for trumpet and orchestra, won the 1986 Queen Maria Jose competition in Geneva.[2][3] Another, Kadenza, has been the set piece for international music competitions and has been played at music festivals.[3]
He was self-taught as a composer, and his compositions included a double bass concerto, chamber music and works for the double bass.[1]
With Tuohi Klang
With Juhani Aaltonen
With Pekka Pöyry
With Anthony Braxton
With Evan Parker
With Cecil Taylor
With Edward Vesala
With Heikki “Mike” Koskinen
With Otherworld Ensemble
