Pekka Pylkkanen
Hi! I am a saxophonist and composer/jazz artist from Finland, At the moment in Athens, Greece. Who knows where next? My work has taken me around the globe and I've found many new ´homes' on my path, both musically and in real life. Looking forward to many new, inspiring collaborations!
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 4.
This song started as B C Manjunath's percussion & konnakol solo piece, that was composed and recorded earlier in India, but never used. Visa Oscar and Pekka Pylkkänen composed melody and harmony parts to it and Manju's Dream started taking shape. Pekka Pylkkänen recorded his saxophone parts in Athens, Greece and Visa Oscar did the production and all other instruments in Helsinki, Finland. Drum grooves were recorded as MIDI on Roland V-Drums by Jussi Miettola and programmed/edited by Visa Oscar.
Open Up is a chant celebrating creative spirits, freedom, and all the good values of life. Again - I considered these to be part of the process of healing and communal togetherness, which are inevitable coming through the crisis. Musically speaking we literally 'opened up' the music - and all the 3 soloists of us in this tune (myself, Carlos on tenor, and Dimitris on vibes) were given space to express ourselves.
The title is kind of a word game- meaning both 'entertainer' and also an homage to the late great McCoy Tyner, whose music I find incredibly inspiring - not only in a musical sense but also in terms of vitality and wisdom and similar attributes. I seriously think we need this 'entertainment' aspect as well, while we are finding our way out of these current crises and conflicts. As for ourselves as musicians, we simply had a ball recording this one!
This recently composed tune is meant to catch the positive spirits and hopes about getting through these challenging times - conflict times. Story-wise the song moves from contemplative moods slowly towards more open views and finally finding energy and strengths. In a musical sense, the main theme is presented various times in different shades and colors, with still lots of improvisation. All of these musicians showed a great deal of musicianship while putting this piece together.
A unique group of 3 stellar musicians combining jazz and Indian musical tradition. @bcmanju @visaoscarofficial @pekkasmusic Youtube: FrozenJungle
Out of place, confused, stumbling but keeping pace. Keeping moving without being able to see all the way ... without giving up.
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 2.
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 1.