UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra feat. Thomas Gansch (A)
May 8, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Kasarmikatu 46-48, 00130 Helsinki
Ed Partyka’s period as the artistic director and chief conductor of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra started in 2019 and ends with this concert. Come to the Savoy Theatre and say goodbye to our well-liked and much appreciated conductor!
Partyka brings with him his old friend, the Austrian trumpet player Thomas Gansch, to perform with the UMO. Their friendship began “half an eternity” ago in projects with the Vienna Art Orchestra and Thomas Gansch’s legendary cult band Gansch & Roses. Gansch has been a regular guest in orchestras conducted by Partyka, like the SWR Big Band, the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra as well as the Zurich Jazz Orchestra, with which he has recorded an album to be released in the spring of 2025.
The virtuoso trumpeter is known for his solo career as well as for a member of the successful ensemble Mnozil Brass. This concert features Gansch’s original compositions in big band arrangements by Partyka, creating a mash-up of jazz, European classical music and even reminiscences of the music of the Alps.
– Thomas Gansch s is an extraordinary musician, with a depth of knowledge which allows him to move seamlessly between genres and styles as well as a wicked sense of humour that gives his music a unique personality that is loved by audiences around the world. I very much look forward to introducing Thomas and his music to UMO’s audience, says Partyka.
You can count on this being an unforgettable evening both for the performers and the audience!
Duration about 2 h, including intermission.
The stalls form a designated alcohol serving area for adults age 18 and older. The balcony is for people of all ages, no alcohol serving.
https://ganschathome.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_GjFhY1fMI
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uELuOUycPhUky02osfsl2?si=ob_qKHQVTpK11udv2qNh1g
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specialised in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 musicians plays about 100 concerts every year in Finland and abroad. The orchestra plays a diverse range of modern music that is on the pulse of the times. The programme varies from jazz to soul and classical music, mixing old and new in surprising way, from children to senior citizens. www.umohelsinki.fi
