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Artist
Timo Alakotila
12+ albums
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about
Timo Alakotila is one of Finland’s busiest, most versatile and most in-demand musicians, as composer, arranger, pianist and harmonium player in folk, classical, jazz and pop fields. His career began in 1982 in Kaustinen, Finland as harmonium player and founder member of the fiddle group JPP, who quickly established themselves as the best and most innovative fiddle music group in Finland. During their twenty-five career, JPP (www.thejpp.fi) has released nine albums, including the critical favourite, String Tease. They’ve toured the world, including Thailand, Egypt, North America and all over Scandinavia and Europe. Timo composes, arranges and performs with accordionist Maria Kalaniemi, previously in the group Aldargaz and more recently in the Maria Kalaniemi Trio (CD: Tokyo Concerts) and in the Kalaniemi / Alakotila duo (CD: Ambra). Timo is harmonium player and composer with folk music quintet Troka with three albums released. He also composes, arranges and performs with Troka accordionist Johanna Juhola (duo CD forthcoming) and British accordionist Karen Tweed (CDs: May Monday and Midnight May Monday). Alakotila is also a member, composer or arranger in groups Nordik Tree with JPP’s Arto Järvelä and Sweden’s Hans Kennemark and UNTO Tango Orchestra with Pirjo Aittomäki, Hannu Rantanen and others. He has also composed and arranged music for: Värttinä, Hannu Ilmolahti, Järvelän Näppärit, Tsuumi dance group, Hannu Kella, female vocal group Kaira, vocal group Rajaton, Japanese
