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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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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New York Sound of Jazz
Contemporary Jazz - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Dec 7, 2015
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Landmark (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Mika Pohjola, Miguel Zenón, Ben Monder
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock - Released by Blue Music Group on Apr 1, 2020
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Announcement (Remastered) [Expanded Edition]
Jazz - Released by Blue Music Group on Apr 1, 2020
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Announcement (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Mika Pohjola, Chris Cheek, Matt Penman
Jazz - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Jan 15, 2018
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Christmas, Harmony & the Piano
Classical - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Nov 10, 2014
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Trio Hour
Mika Pohjola, Dan Loomis, Kyle Struve
Jazz - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on May 20, 2013
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Great Tunes by My Friends
Jazz - Released by Blue Music Group on Oct 20, 2009
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Mastery, Vol. II: The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Classical - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Dec 21, 2016
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The Red Bicycle
Jazz - Released by Blue Music Group on Feb 8, 2010
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Jazz
Contemporary Jazz - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Aug 11, 2014
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Great Hits for Your Music Collection
Pop - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Sep 11, 2017
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Covers 4 Lovers
Pop - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Sep 5, 2016
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Chick Corea: Children's Songs
Classical - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Oct 16, 2014
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Landmark (Remastered Expanded Edition)
Mika Pohjola, Miguel Zenón, Ben Monder
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Jan 1, 2018
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Sound of Village (Original Version)
Jazz - Released by Splasc(h) Records on Oct 13, 2015
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Taste of Honey
Jazz - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Jan 1, 1998
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Wedding March
Classical - Released by BlueMusicGroup.com on Nov 13, 2015
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Songs of the Midnight Sun
World - Released by Blue Music Group on Nov 12, 2010
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