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Mikko Pettinen

trumpet player, singer, keyboard player, composer, arranger

  • I was born in 1974 in Nurmijärvi, Finland and started playing trumpet at 7. My first trumpet teacher was Hannu Sopanen.
  • I started playing in local big bands and soul bands at the age of 12 and started studying classical trumpet in Sibelius Academy in 1989.
  • In 1995 I started my studies at the Music Education department in Sibelius Academy and in 1996 in Jazz Department. I took lessons from Jukkis Uotila, Jukka Perko, Tim Hagans, Randy Brecker, Ingrid Jensen, Gustavo Bergalli and Laurie Frink.
  • I graduated from the Sibelius Academy Jazz Department in 2003.
  • I got the permanent job as a trumpet player in a well-known Finnish Big Band Umo Jazz Orchestra in 1998 and have played on more 15 Umo albums.
  • I won the second prize on the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Competition in Reno, USA in 2001.
  • My jazz quartet MP4 won the 1st prize on the Getxo Jazz Group Competition in 2002 and I won the prize of the best soloist.
  • in 2003 MP4 won the 2nd prize in the Hoilaart Jazz Competition in Belgium
  • In 2003 MP4 performed in Ibiza and in 2004 in Genova Universal Jazz Exhibition
  • Recordings:
  • MP4´s debut studio album Central Playa was released and it was the critics´choise for the best jazz album in 2004 and it received a Jazz Emma (Finnish Grammy) nomination in 2005.
  • MP4 made a tour in Finland and Sweden in 2006 with Jonas Kullhammar Quartet
  • MP4 released the second cd Follower in 2007 and got very good reviews for it.
  • I released an acoustic duo album ”Searching For Melodies” with an amazing guitar player Teemu Viinikainen in 2007 and performed as a duo or trio with a percussionist Zarkus Poussa in jazz festivals, concert halls and churches.
  • -I released my debut album as a singer in May 2013. The cd is called 2Happy and all the songs are composed, arranged and produced by me. I sing all the lead vocals, play the trumpet and keyboards on the album. The music on the album is mostly soul/funk with some jazzy solos and arrangements. It has received a lot of very good reviews in the Finnish media.
  • I perform the music from the 2Happy album with a 10-piece soul ensemble Happy People.

More

  • I´ve worked a lot with a different pop/hip-hop/reggae/jazz artists in Finland as a trumpet player, arranger, composer, singer and keyboard player (Paleface, Redrama, Asa, Anssi Kela, Antti Kleemola, Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble, Samba á Venda feat. Felipe Salles, Jonna, Axl Smith, Elastinen, Teddy Rok Seven, Higher Ground Movement/Vocals and Soul Connection)
  • I´ve worked as a jazz trumpet teacher in Metropolia pop/jazz Department and Sibelius-Academy in Helsinki and Ebeli pop/jazz Insititute in Espoo, Finland.

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Bands

  • Mikko Pettinen & Happy People:
  • Mikko Pettinen: voc, keys, trumpet
  • Janne Halonen: guitars, voc
  • Sampo Tiittanen: bass
  • Toni Porthén: drums
  • William Suvanne: sax, flute
  • Janne Toivonen: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Antti Rissanen: trombone
  • Linda Fredriksson: bar sax
  • Jonnu Heikkilä: voc
  • Jepa Lambert: voc
  • Hanna-Maria Helenius: voc
  • Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
  • MP4:
  • Mikko Pettinen: trp, flh, effects, perc., voc.
  • Tuomo Prättälä: Rhodes, synths, effects, voc.
  • Ville Huolman: bass
  • Toni Porthén: drums
  • Pettinen & Viinikainen duo
  • Nat Newborn Big Time
  • Arricone Big Band
  • Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi
  • Higher Ground Vocals
  • Samba á Venda
  • Antti Utriainen Expansion

 

Recordings

As a leader:

  • Mikko Pettinen: 2Happy (2013)
  • MP4: Follower (2007)
  • Pettinen & Viinikainen: Searching For Melodies  (2007)
  • MP4: Central Playa (2004)
  • MP4: Getxo Jazz (2003)

Jazz:

  • Lenny Pickett & Umo Jazz Orchestra: The Prescription (2014)
  • Umo & Vesa-Matti Loiri ja Johanna Försti feat Gracias: Ville ja Valle (2013)
  • Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble: Beaucoup De Piment (2013)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Umo Jazz Orchestra (Naxos 1997)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Transit People (2001)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Electrifying Miles (1998)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Day Dreamin´Music of Billy Strayhorn (1998)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra with Kenny Wheeler & Norma Winstone: One More Time (2000)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra:
  • Beauty And The Beast: Umo Plays The Music Of Pekka Pohjola (2010)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Sauna palaa! (2005)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Counting On The Count (2004)
  • Pepe Ahlqvist & Umo Jazz Orchestra: Mister Blues (2006)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Taikapeitto (2008)
  • Umo With Juhani Aaltonen, Raoul Björkenheim & Iro Haarla: The Sky Is Ruby (2007)
  • Emma Salokoski & Umo: Rytmihyrrä (2011)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra: Umo On Umo (2009)
  • Umo Jazz Orchestra Meets Magnum Coltrane Price With Guests Nils Landgren & Victoria Tolstoy: Super Music (20
  • Kerkko Koskinen: Agatha (2007)
  • Bianca Morales: Unelmaloma Roomassa/When In Rome (2003)
  • Markus Ketola Feat. Umo Jazz Orchestra: Jatkumo (2003)
  • Mikko Hassinen: Traveller (2007)
  • Sami Pitkämö: Lauluja rakkaudesta ja vähän muustakin (2008)
  • Teddy Rok Seven: Universal Four (2004)
  • Rhythm Funk Masters: Afro-American Arctic (2007)
  • Nat Newborn Big Time
  • Nat Newborn Big Time: On The Rocks (2007)
  • Nat Newborn Big Time: Back To The Moon (2011)
  • Nat Newborn Big Time: Love Leave (2013)
  • Sibis Big Band: Competition Winners (2011)
  • Reija Lang & Arricone Big Band Arr & Conductor Erno Tiittanen With Special Guest Riku Niemi (2013)
  • Lappeenranta Big Band: Puzzle (1993)
  • Sid Hille Jazz Orchestra: DiSiSiD (2009)
  • Carnivále (2008)
  • Jazz Finland 2005 (compilation feat. MP4)
  • The Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition Retrospective 1993-2003 (compilation)
  • Antti Utriainen: ? ( Oct 2014)

Pop, hip-hop, soul, world music:

  • Antti Kleemola: Täydellinen päivä (2013) trp, voc.
  • Sandhja (2014) horn arrangements, solos
  • Paleface: Quarter Past (2003) horn arrangements, solos
  • Jonna: Kasvot Vedessä (2004) horn arrangements, solos
  • Leijonamieli & Putkimiehet: Lauluja sadepäivän varalle (2006) horn arrangements, solos
  • Redrama: Street Music (2005) horn arrangements, solos
  • HBTB (Honey Bee & T-Bones): Now & Eternity (2000)
  • Anssi Kela: Rakkaus on murhaa (2005)
  • Asa: Leijonaa metsästän (2005) horn arrangements, solos
  • Illi: Kokoa mut (2006) horn arrangements, solos
  • Hot As Hell: Contemporary Jazz & Soul From Helsinki (2005)
  • Slow: Pronto! (2006) horn arrangements, solos
  • Axl Smith: People Come First (2010) horn arrangements, solos
  • Mariska & Pahat Sudet (2010) horn arrangements, solos
  • Gebardi XXL: Sisäinen eläin (2009)
  • Sergjo Machado: Quintal (2004)
  • Hillel Tokazier: Lauluja elämästä (2002)
  • Spyritual: Wall Of Soul (2005) horn arrangements, solos
  • Midday Moon Satsang: Lord Of Vrindavan
  • Pekka Bäckman: Delila (2012)
  • Veljekset Chydenius: Isän kädestä (2009)

Gospel:

  • Hannu Lepola: Valkoista pimeyttä (1994)
  • Chu Kosaka: Peace (1997)
  • SoFlow: Peli (2009)horn arrangements, solos
  • Soul Connection (1998)
  • Soul Connection: II (2001) horn arrangement, solos
  • Soul Connection: New Times (2013)
  • Syvä Sininen: Jotain sinistä (2002) horn arrangements, solos
  • Kuninkaan lapset (2009) arrangements, trumpet, piano, vocals, production
  • Higher Ground Movement: Forever Mine (2010) horn arrangements, solos
  • Katajainen Kansa: Osani olkoon (2009) horn arrangements, solos
  • Katajainen Kansa: Veli veljen puolesta (2010) horn arrangements, solos
  • Katajainen Kansa: Reggaevirret (2013)
  • Pekka Simojoki: Ylistys (2012) horn arrangements, solos
  • Jukka Salminen: Gibu Gibu! –astu sisään! Horn arrangements, trumpet, keyboards, vocals
  • Markus Bäckman: Koska ne huomaa (2003)
  • Markus Bäckman: Väinön kahvilassa (2012)