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| UMO Jazz Orchestra is considered
to be one of the leading big bands
internationally. UMO endeavours
to make new music familiar to
audiences all over the world. UMO
has a reputation for encouraging
and supporting Finnish jazz and
art music production and creation.
UMO was founded in 1975,
although its predecessor, the
Radio Dance Orchestra had its
roots in the 1930's. UMO became a
professional full-time orchestra in
1984. Since 1975 UMO has made
25 original recordings and has
been part of numerous other
recording projects. UMO gives
around 100 performances a year,
mainly in the Helsinki area, but
also tours all over the world.
UMO's repertoire presently consists
of more than 1500 compositions.
This unique collection keeps
on growing year by year as conductors
and soloists from all over
the world have come to work with
UMO.
UMO also orders regularly new
material from contemporary composers.
Artists and conductors
such as Thad Jones, Dizzy
Gillespie, Gil Evans, Joe Williams,
Mercer Ellington, McCoy Tyner,
Maria Schneider, Michael Brecker,
John Scofield have all worked with
UMO.
The UMO Jazz Fest is arranged in the beginning
of September during the Helsinki
Festival since 2003.
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