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http://www.sarmanto.com/ heikki pekka sarmanto , juhani aaltonen , umo jazz orchestra , sarmanto esa pethman , carola trio , heikki sarmanto jazz ensemble , 1966-present helsinki , finland non_vocal_instrumentalist piano 22 june 1939 jazz , classical heikki sarmanto
 heikki sarmanto pianist , composer
heikki sarmanto

heikki veli uolevi sarmanto -lrb- born 22 june 1939 in helsinki , finland -rrb- is a finnish jazz pianist and composer .
sarmanto began to play jazz during the 1960s .
he studied first at the sibelius academy and later at the berklee college of music in boston .
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 and george russell 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 is sarmanto 's brother .
