VELJENI VALAS

Veljeni Valas biography
Veljeni Valas is a trio from Helsinki, founded in early 00' by Finnish musicians with background on many known Finnish bands and projects. They have been performing around Finland since 2001.Based on improvisation Veljeni Valas has been creating their sound as a result of the collective forging.
The band consists of three musicians: Joonas Outakoski (the saxophone), Juha-Pekka Linna (the guitar) and Pekka Saarikorpi (the drums and percussion). Their music has its roots in Nordic melodies, free jazz and ethnic rhythms. The first self-titled album was released in spring 2004. In 2006 Veljeni Valas composed and played music to a video installation called Displacements by a Finnish artist Maria Ylikoski. The installation has been on view at Taidehalli in Helsinki as well as several galleries around Finland and Europe.
During winter 2008 Veljeni Valas had a tour in Estonia. Supported by The Estonian Jazz Federation (Eesti Jazzliit) the band played various gigs and had workshops for local musicians all over Estonia. Their second album "Puita, sanajalkoja ja kanervaa" ("Trees, brackens and heathers") has been released on May 11th, 2008.

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