Mika Pohjola
Mika Pohjola
Top Songs
| 1 | Charles River [2022 Remastered Version] | ||
| 2 | Getting Sevens in Ensemble Ratings | ||
| 3 | Downtown Crossing After Dark | ||
| 4 | The Smell of MBTA Commuter Rail | ||
| 5 | Calculating at MIT |
Albums
Jul 2022 • 15 songs
Jul 2022 • 16 songs
Apr 2022 • 20 songs
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Biography
Based in New York but originally from Finland, Mika Pohjola is an introspective post-bop pianist/composer whose influences range from Paul Bley to Chick Corea and Bill Evans. Pohjola, who was born in Finland in the early '70s, learned a lot about jazz from his father, a Helsinki-based jazz guitarist. Pohjola's father had a large record collection, and he did a lot to encourage his son's interest in jazz. Pohjola was 15 when, in 1987, he left Finland for Sweden; in that Scandinavian country, he studied jazz with a musician/teacher named Alvaro Is. Pohjola got a lot of encourage...