Timo Lassy
Image of Timo Lassy in Flow Festival in Helsinki
Image of Timo Lassy in Flow Festival in Helsinki
Background information
Born (1974-12-08) 8 December 1974
Helsinki, Finland
GenresJazz, soul jazz, latin jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, bandleader
Instrument(s)tenor saxophone, flute
Years active1990s–present
LabelsMembran, Schema, We Jazz, Ricky-Tick Records
Websitetimolassy.com

Timo Lassy (born 1974[1]) is a Finnish jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader.[2] He is best known for Timo Lassy Band with whom he has recorded 6 albums together. Prior to his solo career he was a member of U-Street All Stars and The Five Corners Quintet.

Timo Lassy has had three albums on the Finnish National album chart by Ipfi.fi : In with Lassy[3] in 2012, Love Bullet [4] in 2015 and Moves[5] in 2018 all of which have also received nominations for Jazz album of the Year at the Emma Gaala.[6] The album Moves reached #6 on the Physical album chart on week 18/2018.[5] "Moves" won the Emma award for Jazz Album of the Year.[7]

Timo Lassy Band recorded a feature concert YLE Live: M1-Studiossa Timo Lassy Band which was broadcast nationally on Sunday 5 May 2013 and is available worldwide at YLE Areena. On 3 February 2018 WDR 3 broadcast a live television and radio concert[8] by Timo Lassy from Theater Gütersloh.

Discography (selected)

Singles

  • African Rumble / High at Noon  (Ricky-Tick Records, 2006), 12 inch single
  • The Call / Sweet Spot  (Ricky-Tick Records, 2007), 12 inch single
  • The More I Look at You (ft. José James) / Ya Dig (instrumental) (Ricky-Tick Records 2009) 7 inch single[9]
  • Teddy The Sweeper / Where’s The Man? (Schema Records 2012) 7 inch single[10]

Soloalbums

  • The Soul & Jazz of Timo Lassy  (Ricky-Tick Records [In Japan Columbia Records], 20 June 2007)[11]
  • Round Two  (Ricky-Tick Records 2009)[11]
  • In With Lassy  (Schema Records 2012)[12]
  • Live With Lassy  (Schema Records 2013)[11]
  • Love Bullet (Membran 2015)[11]
  • Moves (Membran 2018)[13]

Other

  • Calling James/Yanki - Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen Duo (We Jazz 2017), 7 inch single[14]
  • When The Devils Paid - Timo Lassy feat Ed Motta (Membran 2017), EP[15]

References

  1. "Timo Lassy - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "Timo Lassy - Jazz Finland". jazzfinland.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". www.ifpi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. "Emma Gaala - Arkisto". www.emmagaala.fi. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. "Emma Gaala - Voittajat". www.emmagaala.fi. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "67. WDR 3/Ö1 Jazznacht - Das WDR 3 Jazzfest in Gütersloh und Bielefeld - 04.02.2018". www1.wdr.de (in German). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  9. "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta". www.fono.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  10. "Timo Lassy TEDDY THE SWEEPER / WHERE'S THE MAN? – Ishtar" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Timo Lassy - All releases - Jazz Finland". jazzfinland.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. Jazz, All About. "Timo Lassy: In with Lassy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. NDR. "Jazz Album der Woche: "Moves"". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta". www.fono.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. "Jazzklubi | Klubi-isäntänä Harri Tuominen". areena.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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