Jussi Pekka Pohjola was a Finnish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer.
16 Facts About Pekka Pohjola
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Best known as a bass player, Pohjola was a classically trained pianist and violinist.
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Pekka Pohjola belonged to one of the most prominent musical families in Finland.
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Pekka Pohjola was born in Helsinki, Finland and studied classical piano and violin at the Sibelius Academy in the city.
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The album saw Pekka Pohjola's sound developing in a more distinctive direction, with heavy use of trumpets, saxophones and piano.
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At the request of Virgin, Pekka Pohjola teamed up with Mike Oldfield to record and produce his third solo album, released in 1977 in Finland as Keesojen Lehto and in the UK as The Mathematician's Air Display.
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Oldfield asked Pekka Pohjola to join him on his 1978 tour and Pekka Pohjola can be heard on Oldfield's live album Exposed, released in 1979.
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In 1978 Pekka Pohjola formed The Group, which released a self-titled album that same year.
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In May 1995, Pekka Pohjola released Live in Japan, a recording from three shows in Tokyo in November 1994.
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Later that year, Pekka Pohjola released a double CD, Heavy Jazz - Live in Helsinki and Tokyo.
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In May 2001 Pekka Pohjola released Views, on which he toned down the rock-solid guitar-based sound of Urban Tango and Space Waltz, instead focusing more on jazz and pop-classical arrangements, leaning heavily on strings and brass arrangements.
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On 27 November 2008 Pekka Pohjola, who had alcoholism, died of an epileptic seizure at the age of 56.
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Pekka Pohjola was part of the renowned Pohjola musical family.
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Pekka Pohjola's father was choir director and cellist Ensti Pohjola.
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One of his three sons, Verneri Pekka Pohjola, is a trumpeter, and another one, Ilmari Pekka Pohjola, is a trombonist.
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Pekka Pohjola's cousins include conductor Sakari Oramo, cellist Matti Pohjola and composer Seppo Pohjola.