Dead|Esa Pethman, who worked as a saxophonist, flute, orchestra and composer, made a long and diverse career.
Long a career made by a versatile musician That Pethman died on Tuesday, March 18 in Hämeenlinna, says Evening leafto whom the information has been confirmed by Pethman’s spouse Eila Pethman.
Esa Pethman was 86 years old at Kuusankoski on May 17, 1938. After moving to Helsinki at the turn of the 1960s, he worked extensively as a musician in studios and dance venues, first Erkki Melakoski in the band and later in their own.
“The job was so damn that when he just called,” Pethman recalled HS In an 80th anniversary interview In 2018.
“In addition to the Melakoski band, there were gigs on television and studio during the day. I played a lot on the records. If you listen to the tango plates at that time, each has a flute there somewhere.”
Carola Standertskjöld, who appeared under the name of Carola artist, was the soloist of Esa Pethman Orchestra. Pephman in the picture on the right.
Sibelius Academy As a result of the training, Pethman was also able to work as a fluteist of the National Opera orchestra, for example.
However, he had received a musical revival after hearing a jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker Calling, and he is best known as a jazz musician. Even during the studies, the genre boundaries were quite tight.
“Sibis’s time was very decisive for my development, but at that time there was no talk of any jazz.
In any case, Esa Pethman is considered a pioneer in Finnish jazz, as evidenced, for example, published in 1965 The Modern Sound of Finland A album to hear Peterman’s early compositions.
Since He also composed in other genres, for example the Church Opera Ulstadiuswhich was premiered in Turku in 1993. in an interview In 2013, he also told about the long -time chamber opera Tuomas Ragvaldinpoikahe was writing new at the time of the interview.
At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Esa Pethman received a stroke infarction that leaned in speech and playing, but was still able to return to the stage after more than three years of rehabilitation.
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