TIMO LASSY SUCCEEDS AT FULFILLING HIS LONG-TIME DREAM, AND THE CROWD LOVES HIM FOR IT

Timo Lassy’s first concert with his trio and a full orchestra was a mesmerizing experience at the Huvila tent, in a unique cross between a concert hall and a traditional festival marquee at Tokoinranta during the Helsinki Festival.

Text and photographs: TONY ÖHBERG/FINLAND TODAY

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Finnish saxophone player and composer Timo Lassy’s creative juices flowed on the Huvila stage with his trio and Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri on September 1, 2022. Photograph: TONY ÖHBERG/FINLAND TODAY / Click to view the gallery.

Timo Lassy’s saxophone sound has a velvet-like quality; very pleasant to the ears. He also knows how to swing, and occasionally his sax screams during wild improvisation; Lassy means business.