Festival year 2009
Sami Pitkämön Orkesteri
17.7.2009 >> Otava Factory >> 30 EUR
(FIN)
lounge, jazz, ballads
Sami Pitkämö is a true multi-talent, who has played and sung in many bands and on many records, from funk to pop to jazz. Inspired the most by Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra, he is an impeccable crooner, who really gets inside Ol’ Blue Eyes’ songs. He is also a composer, arranger, producer and plays several instruments, mostly trombone and guitar.
In 2008 he released his first solo album Lauluja rakkaudesta ja vähän muustakin, backed by UMO.
Members:- Sami Pitkämö, vocals
- Johanna Försti, vocals
- Seppo Kantonen, piano
- Harri Ala-Kojola, drums
- Aleksi Ahoniemi, saxophone
- Timo Rantanen, saxophone
- Mikko Mustonen, trombone
- Abdissa Assefa, percussion
- Jukka Eskola, trumpet
- Jari Heino, bass
- Tero Lindberg, trumpet






