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Heikki Sarmanto
Heikki Veli Uolevi Sarmanto is a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. Sarmanto was born in Helsinki, Finland, and began to play jazz during the 1960s. He studied first at the Sibelius Academy and later at the Berklee College of Music in Boston between 1968 and 1971. In 1970 he was chosen as 'Jazz Musician of the Year' in Finland and, the following year, he won top prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival in both piano and combo categories. Sarmanto has released around 40 recordings, numerous published scores, and songbooks, as well as having several film scores to his credit. He has collaborated with jazz musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Art Farmer, Helen Merrill, George Russell and Jeannine Otis; in addition to his work in the classical arena with baritone Jorma Hynninen, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Tapiola Children's Choir. In September 1998, Sarmanto was appointed Artistic Director of the UMO Jazz Orchestra. Pekka Sarmanto, who is also a jazz musician, is Sarmanto's brother. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikki_Sarmanto) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums See All
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Just Us
2025
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The Moon: Maria Sarmanto sings songs by Heikki Sarmanto, Poems by Emily Dickinson, Kim Rich and Greg Freelon
2024
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Stjärnenatten
2024
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New Hope Jazz Mass (Live Second Day Takes)
2022
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Tomorrow is You
2022
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Light of Love
2020
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Latin Moon
2016
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Open Ear
2013
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Sarmanto : Distant Dreams
2011
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Sarmanto : Northern Pictures, New England Images
2011
Singles & EPs
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When You Meet Temptation
Single • 2016
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Latin Moon
Single • 2016
Videos See All
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Dirait-On / Morten Lauridsen (SSA Version)
WomenSing • 4.4K views
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Sub Tuum Praesidium by Miklós Kocsár (WomenSing)
WomenSing • 1K views
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Three Fiord Sketches / Olli Kortekangas
WomenSing • 569 views
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kuin meri kuutamolla Eino Leino - Håkan Mäkelä.wmv
Håkan Mäkelä • 8.4K views
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Hanget Soi by Heikki Sarmanto, arr. Auvo Sarmanto
WomenSing • 2K views
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1981 - Heikki Sarmanto - Finlandia Suite - The Spirit Of Finlandia
MJ's Vinyl Channel • 857 views