Megetme by Tuomas J. Trio

"Megetme" is the debut album of Tuomas J. Trio. It was released under the label Eclipse Music on October the 5th in 2018. The album consists of pianist Tuomas J. Turunen's compositions for piano trio and jazz quartet. Saxophonist Manuel Dunkel is featured as a guest soloist on the tenor and soprano saxophones on four of the tunes in the album.

Trio's bassist Jori Huhtala and drummer Tuomas Timonen are some of the busiest freelance musicians in the Finnish Jazz Scene. Interplay between the trio and the tenor soloist is very communicative and sensitive to many kinds of energies and moods.

Turunen's compositions are an intriguing combination of jazz tradition and Nordic jazz sound. Some of the tracks are inspired by the works of legendary jazz artists like Thelonious Monk and Cedar Walton, others are inspired by places - like New York City - and some of them by the Finnish nature. The final track of the album "Luca" is named after Turunen's son, who was born in 2017.

The listener will find him or herself being dragged in to Turunen's soul landscapes to an intriguing journey of love, joy, laughter and also challenges that we face in our lives. The band that consists of some of the best jazz musicians in Finland will be the mentor throughout the whole experience.

Tuomas J. Turunen (b. 1985) is a jazz pianist, composer and educator based in Helsinki, Finland. After working many years as a sideman, alongside with renowned Finnish Jazz Vocalists, he has released his first album as a leader in October 2018. The album, entitled “Megetme”, consists entirely of Turunen’s compositions for jazz trio and quartet. It features some of Finland's finest jazz musicians.