Mika Pohjola

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mika Pohjola
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1971(1971-12-01)
Age	53
Birthplace	Helsinki
Country	Finland
Birth City	Uusimaa
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mika Pohjola Biography

Mika Pohjola is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on December 1, 1971 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. He was a jazz musician who went on to be one of the most successful jazz musicians of his generation.

When he was young, his father’s vast record collection introduced him to the music and lyrics of Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, and His father’s huge record collection exposed him to the music of Oscar Peterson, Charlie Parker, and Art Tatum when he was a child..

Mika Pohjola was born in Helsinki, Finland, and grew up in the neighboring city of Vantaa. He received his formal education in a Steiner school, where his first instrument was violin. He then studied drums, and in 1979 piano and basic music theory with his father, Heikki Pohjola, who is a Finnish jazz guitarist. In 1981, young Pohjola entered the Helsinki cathedral boy choir, Cantores Minores under the direction of the German immigrant, Heinz Hofmann. The following year, Pohjola entered the Vantaa Conservatory in classical piano, music theory, counterpoint and composition. He also started playing jazz, and improvise freely. His early classical influences were Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg and Johann Sebastian Bach, and some Finnish prominent composers, such as Aarre Merikanto. Pohjola was introduced to the music of Art Tatum, Charlie Parker and Oscar Peterson by his father, who played his large record collection at home. Pohjola performed music by Mozart, Beethoven and Debussy at regional recitals and received a shared second prize in the classical piano competition of Vantaa in 1987, and represented his city and the conservatory at the Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Competition.

Pohjola has ever since living in Sweden (in the late 1980s) been a specialist in collaborating with jazz vocalists. His earliest vocal partners included Rigmor Gustafsson and Lisa Werlinder, and in the Boston-period Johanna Grüssner, with whom he recorded an extended release Swedish Traditional Songs (2006). Pohjola has performed regularly with Nashville-based vocalist Jill Walsh since the late 1990s and released three albums.

Heikki Pohjola, a Finnish jazz guitarist, taught him piano and basic music theory.

Mika Pohjola Net Worth

Mika Pohjola is one of the richest Pianist from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mika Pohjola 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was studying in Stockholm, his mentor was Alvaro Is Rojas, a jazz pianist from whom he learned jazz harmony and improvisation as well as ear- training.

In 1997, he was named a Steinway-Distinguished Artist and in 2006, he became a major visiting musician at Berklee College of Music.

Mika Pohjola ( pronunciation (help ·info ) (born December 1, 1971) is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer who resides in New York City. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation.

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Pohjola is a Steinway Distinguished Artist since 1997, and a major visiting artist at Berklee College of Music since 2006.

Facts & Trivia

Mika Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Mika Pohjola celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Pohjola’s latest releases, Northern Sunrise with Steve Wilson and Ben Monder, and solo piano album Great Tunes by My Friends with music by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Monder, Reid Anderson and others. Pohjola also plays Argentine chacarera and jazz compositions with bassist and composer Fernando Huergo. They recorded Provinciano for Sunnyside Records in 2008, on which Pohjola is also credited as the mixing and mastering engineer. Other albums with Pohjola credited as the mixing and mastering engineer include It’s About Time by Terry Clarke, Jim Hall, Joe Lovano and Greg Osby and Duende by Alvaro Is Rojas.

Top Facts about Mika Pohjola

1. Mika Pohjola is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer.
2. He has released over 20 albums as a leader or co-leader.
3. Pohjola has collaborated with musicians such as Steve Gadd and Miguel Zenón.
4. He founded the record label Blue Music Group in 2001.
5. Pohjola’s music blends jazz, classical, and world music influences.
6. He has composed for film, theater, and dance productions.
7. Pohjola has performed at major festivals worldwide including Montreux Jazz Festival.
8. His album “Northern Sunrise” was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2019.
9. Pohjola is also an accomplished arranger and orchestrator.
10. He currently resides in New York City where he continues to perform and compose music.