Timo Lassy

Timo Lassy
Lassy in 2017
Lassy in 2017
Background information
Born (1974-12-08) 8 December 1974 (age 51)
Helsinki, Finland
GenresJazz, soul jazz, latin jazz
OccupationsMusician, composer, bandleader
Instrumentstenor saxophone, flute
Years active1990s–present
LabelsMembran, Schema, We Jazz, Ricky-Tick Records
Websitetimolassy.com

Timo Lassy (born 1974) is a Finnish saxophonist, composer and bandleader. 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 in 2012, Love Bullet in 2015 and Moves in 2018 all of which have also received nominations for Jazz album of the Year at the Emma Gaala. The album Moves reached #6 on the Physical album chart on week 18/2018. "Moves" won the Emma award for Jazz Album of the Year.

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

Discography (selected)

Solo albums

Singles

Other

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. 1 2 3 4 "Timo Lassy – All releases – Jazz Finland". jazzfinland.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Jazz, All About (27 November 2012). "Timo Lassy: In with Lassy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  11. ↑ NDR. "Jazz Album der Woche: "Moves"". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Fono.fi - Äänitetietokanta". www.fono.fi. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Timo Lassy Teddy the Sweeper / Where's the Man? – Ishtar" (in Italian). 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.