Teppo Hauta-aho

Finnish double bassist and composer (1941–2021)

Teppo Hauta-aho
Hauta-aho with Quintet Moderne at Club W71, Weikersheim
Background information
Born	May 27, 1941 Janakkala, Finland
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Died	November 27, 2021
Genres	Classical, jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Double bass

Musical artist

Teppo Hauta-aho (May 27, 1941 – November 27, 2021) was a Finnish double bassist and composer.

Early life and studies

Hauta-aho was born in Janakkala, near Hämeenlinna, on May 27, 1941.^[1] He studied the double bass at the Sibelius Academy from 1963 to 1970^[2] and with František Pošta in Prague.^[1]

Later life and career

From 1965 to 1972, Hauta-aho played with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.^[1] From 1975, he was with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra. In 1999 he performed with Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, Irish-Swiss pianist John Wolf Brennan and Finish drummer Teppo Mäkynen at Kerava Festival.^[2] One of his best known works, Fantasia, for trumpet and orchestra, won the 1986 Queen Maria Jose competition in Geneva.^[2]^[3] Another, Kadenza, has been the set piece for international music competitions and has been played at music festivals.^[3]

He was self-taught as a composer, and his compositions included a double bass concerto, chamber music and works for the double bass.^[1]

Discography

With Tuohi Klang

Pensselman Hits vol. 2765 (Finnlevy, 1972)(re-issue Svart Records,2022)

With Juhani Aaltonen

Etiquette (Love, 1974)

With Pekka Pöyry

Happy Peter (Leo, 1984)

With Anthony Braxton

2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988 (Leo, 1988 [1996])

With Evan Parker

The Needles (Leo, 2000–01)

With Cecil Taylor

Lifting the Bandstand (Fundacja Słuchaj!, 2021)

With Edward Vesala

Nan Madol (JAPO, 1974)
Soulset/Edward Vesala Jazz Band (Finnlevy, 1969)(re-issue Svart Records,2018)

With Heikki “Mike” Koskinen

Kellari Trio (Edgetone Records, 2015)
Mike Koskinen Orchestra (Finnlevy, 1973)(re-issue Svart Records,2016)
August Conversations (Edgetone Records, 2019)

With Otherworld Ensemble

Live at Malmitalo (Edgetone Records, 2018)
Northern Fire (Edgetone Records, 2018)
Return From Manala (Edgetone Records, 2020)

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Korhonen, Kimmo (2001), Hauta-Aho, Teppo, Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.45888
^ ^a ^b ^c Hillila, Ruth-Esther; Hong, Barbara Blanchard (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 119–120. ISBN 9780313277283. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b White, John; Christensen, Jean; Kornhonen, Kimmo (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 194. ISBN 9781576470190. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.