About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Ari Poutiainen, Olli Mustonen, Erkki Melartin, Toivo Kuula, Erkki Salmenhaara, Uuno Klami, Milla Viljamaa, Leevi Madetoja, Juhani Komulainen, Tapani Puranen, Edward Vesala, Heikki Sarmanto, Karl Rautio, Heino Kaski, Vaino Raitio, Mikko Heinio, Erik Tulindberg, Anneli Arho, Ernest Pingoud, Ernst Mielck, Martti Pokela, Osmo Tapio Raihala, Konsta Jylha, Ilmari Hannikainen, Erik Bergman, Usko Merilainen, Timo Alakotila, Paavo Heininen, George de Godzinsky, Armas Jarnefelt, Georg Malmsten, Ari Pulkkinen, Helvi Leiviska, Jukka Tiensuu, Ida Georgina Moberg, Ann-Elise Hannikainen, Kaj Chydenius, Emil Genetz, Yrjo Kilpinen, Olivia Merilahti, Eugen Malmsten, Toivo Karki, Pekka Airaksinen, Kim Kuusi, Martin Wegelius, Hannu Honkonen, Olli Kortekangas, Tauno Marttinen, Erkki Aaltonen, Jukka Paakkonen, Heikki Suolahti, Aleksi Asikainen, Pekka Kostiainen, Kalervo Tuukkanen, Lorenz Nikolai Achte, Teppo Hauta-aho, Tuomas Kantelinen, Kimmo Nevonmaa, Vilho Luolajan-Mikkola, Emil Kauppi, Jukka Linkola, Ilkka Kuusisto, Elmer Diktonius, Erkki Ertama. Excerpt: Ari Poutiainen (b. 1972 in Kaarlela, Finland) is a Finnish contemporary jazz violinist, violist, composer, and researcher. He is famous for using a rare, hybrid 5-string viola (both acoustic and electric) beside violin, his main instrument. He often plucks either instrument with his fingers while holding it like a guitar. This instrumental approach enables him to produce unconventional chords and sounds on violin and viola. Poutiainen gained his MA degree from the Sibelius Academy in 1999. His original, modern jazz style is also based on long studies abroad - in Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, UK, and the USA. Beside his career as a performing jazz violist, he has been a successful composer and arranger. In Finland, he has led the groups called Soul Small Instruments, Another & Fa...
