| Teppo Hauta-aho | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Date: | May 27, 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Janakkala, Finland |
| Origin: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genre: | Classical, jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer |
| Instrument: | Double bass |
| Death Date: | November 27, 2021 |
Teppo Hauta-aho (May 27, 1941 – November 27, 2021) was a Finnish double bassist and composer.
Hauta-aho was born in Janakkala, near Hämeenlinna, on May 27, 1941. He studied the double bass at the Sibelius Academy from 1963 to 1970 and with František Pošta in Prague.
From 1965 to 1972, Hauta-aho played with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1975, he was with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra. In 1999 he performed with Brazilian tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, Irish-Swiss pianist John Wolf Brennan and Finish drummer Teppo Mäkynen at Kerava Festival. One of his best known works, Fantasia, for trumpet and orchestra, won the 1986 Queen Maria Jose competition in Geneva.[1] [2] Another, Kadenza, has been the set piece for international music competitions and has been played at music festivals.[2]
He was self-taught as a composer, and his compositions included a double bass concerto, chamber music and works for the double bass.
With Tuohi Klang
With Juhani Aaltonen
With Pekka Pöyry
With Anthony Braxton
With Evan Parker
With Cecil Taylor
With Edward Vesala
With Heikki “Mike” Koskinen
With Otherworld Ensemble