Iro Haarla
Iro Haarla has created an extensive career as a jazz pianist and harpist, and also as a band leader and a composer. She is particularly known as a member of and arranger for Sound & Fury, the band led by her late husband Edward Vesala. Since his death, Haarla has pursued a successful solo career and has appeared together with numerous Finnish and international jazz musicians. She has written numerous pieces for larger ensembles such as her own Finnish-Norwegian Quintet , own sextet , UMO Jazz Orchestra and NorrlandsOperans Symphony Orchestra. Arrangements for Pori Sinfonietta, and AVANTI! She has recorded 3 albums for ECM-Records (Germany) and 4 albums for TUM-Records (Finland) consisting her compositions.
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| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adieux | 221 4 4, hp, pno, db, dr | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 12:30 | Music Finland |
Ante Lucem | fl, ssax, tsax, cl, bcl, 4trp, 3trb, tba, hp, pno, db, dr | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 15:00 | Music Finland |
Ante Lucem - before dawn... | 2222 4231 12 strJazz Quintet: Trp, tsax, pno, db, dr picc, engh, bcl, cfg | 2012 | 01:15:00 | Music Finland | |
Beside You | 121 4 4, ssax, pno, db, dr, voc solo | 2009 | Works for Big Band | 08:00 | Music Finland |
Charismata | big band | 2014 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Kurkien taru | 221 4 3, tba, pno, db, dr, trp solo [3fl, afl, ssax, bcl] | 2006 | Works for Big Band | 13:00 | Music Finland |
Led by the Wind | big band | 2014 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Oma rauha | 221 4 4, pno, db, dr, trp solo [ssax, 2fl, afl] | 2002 | Works for Big Band | 09:40 | Music Finland |