Mika Pohjola
Based in New York but originally from Finland, Mika Pohjola is an introspective post-bop pianist/composer whose influences range from Paul Bley to Chick Corea and Bill Evans. Pohjola, who was born in Finland in the early '70s, learned a lot about jazz from his father, a Helsinki-based jazz guitarist. Pohjola's father had a large record collection, and he did a lot to encourage his son's interest in jazz. Pohjola was 15 when, in 1987, he left Finland for Sweden; in that Scandinavian country, he studied jazz with a musician/teacher named Alvaro Is. Pohjola got a lot of encouragement from Is, who urged him to move to the U.S. -- and he did exactly that when he went to Boston and studied music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music (where his teachers included trumpeter Herb Pomeroy and vibist Gary Burton). Eventually, Pohjola decided that he would be better off in New York, and he moved to the Big Apple in 1995. Since then, he has recorded several albums as a leader, including sessions for GM, Change, YLE, and his own MikaMusik label.
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Discographie
19 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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New York Sound of Jazz
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 7 déc. 2015
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Landmark (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Mika Pohjola, Miguel Zenón, Ben Monder
Jazz fusion & Jazz rock - Paru chez Blue Music Group le 1 avr. 2020
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Announcement (Remastered) [Expanded Edition]
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Music Group le 1 avr. 2020
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Announcement (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Mika Pohjola, Chris Cheek, Matt Penman
Jazz - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 15 janv. 2018
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Christmas, Harmony & the Piano
Classique - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 10 nov. 2014
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Trio Hour
Mika Pohjola, Dan Loomis, Kyle Struve
Jazz - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 20 mai 2013
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Great Tunes by My Friends
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Music Group le 20 oct. 2009
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Mastery, Vol. II: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Classique - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 21 déc. 2016
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The Red Bicycle
Jazz - Paru chez Blue Music Group le 8 févr. 2010
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Jazz
Jazz contemporain - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 11 août 2014
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Great Hits for Your Music Collection
Pop - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 11 sept. 2017
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Covers 4 Lovers
Pop - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 5 sept. 2016
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Chick Corea: Children's Songs
Classique - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 16 oct. 2014
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Landmark (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Mika Pohjola, Miguel Zenón, Ben Monder
Jazz fusion & Jazz rock - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 1 janv. 2018
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Sound of Village (Original Version)
Jazz - Paru chez Splasc(h) Records le 13 oct. 2015
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Taste of Honey
Jazz - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 1 janv. 1998
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Wedding March
Classique - Paru chez BlueMusicGroup.com le 13 nov. 2015
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Songs of the Midnight Sun
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Blue Music Group le 12 nov. 2010
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