- Antti Sarpila
Antti Sarpila (born
1964 ) is a Finnish jazz musician (clarinet ).He formerly performed in a
Benny Goodman -inspired style, and studied underBob Wilber , and he was part of the «Tribute toBenny Goodman » (Carnegie Hall , 1988), and later figured in six tours of the USA. Later, he performed at theOslo Jazzfestival 2006, together withStokstad/Jensen Trad.Band .His own A. S. Swing Band was established in 1982, and has released over ten albums. An anniversary DVD, "20th Anniversary Concert live at
Finlandia Hall " was released in 2002.With the Swedish Swing Society he also performed atCarnegie Hall in 2000. In a quartet withLars Erstrand ,Mark Shane andBjörn Sjödin he performed "A sailboat in the moonlight" (2004) and "We've got a heartful of music" (2004). In the same year, he was a guest ofGerhard Aspheims ' «Oldtimers» celebrating a 25 year anniversary atOslo Jazzfestival .He won the
Yrjö-prisen in 1997.External links
* [http://www.anttisarpila.com anttisarpila.com]
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