Jazz

Finland

UMO Jazz Orchestra

Top Songs By UMO Jazz Orchestra

Still Got a Way to FallNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Introducing (feat. Ian F. Svenonius) by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Introducing (feat. Ian F. Svenonius)Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Haunted by the Devil by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Haunted by the DevilNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to One in a Million by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

One in a MillionNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Togetherness by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

TogethernessNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to When We Go Down by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

When We Go DownNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Final Call (feat. Ian F. Svenonius) by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Final Call (feat. Ian F. Svenonius)Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to No Child Denied by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

No Child DeniedNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Break Free (Shake a Tailfeather) by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Break Free (Shake a Tailfeather)Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to (Everybody) Do the Watusi by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

(Everybody) Do the WatusiNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

More albums from UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Together by Randy Brecker, Mats Holmquist & UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMTogetherRandy Brecker, Mats Holmquist & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Arctic Blues by Eero Koivistoinen & UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMArctic BluesEero Koivistoinen & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to My Name Is Nicole Willis by Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMMy Name Is Nicole WillisNicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Supermusic (UMO Jazz Orchestra Meets Magnum Coltrane Price) [with Nils Landgren] by UMO Jazz Orchestra & Magnum Coltrane Price

ALBUMSupermusic (UMO Jazz Orchestra Meets Magnum Coltrane Price) [with Nils Landgren]UMO Jazz Orchestra & Magnum Coltrane Price

Listen to Mister Blues by Pepe Ahlqvist & UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMMister BluesPepe Ahlqvist & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to One More Time by UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMOne More TimeUMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Ellington Tribute by UMO Jazz Orchestra & Kirmo Lintinen

ALBUMEllington TributeUMO Jazz Orchestra & Kirmo Lintinen

Listen to Kalevala Fantasy by Heikki Sarmanto & UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMKalevala FantasyHeikki Sarmanto & UMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Umo Jazz Orchestra Plays the Music of Muhal Richard Adams by UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMUmo Jazz Orchestra Plays the Music of Muhal Richard AdamsUMO Jazz Orchestra

Listen to Passions Of A Man by UMO Jazz Orchestra

ALBUMPassions Of A ManUMO Jazz Orchestra

About UMO Jazz Orchestra

Hometown

Helsinki, Finland

Formed

1975

Genre

Jazz

Funded by the city of Helsinki, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, and the Ministry of Education, UMO is something like Finland's national jazz orchestra. The big band was founded by musicians who played in the country's Radio Dance Orchestra, which had been in existence since 1957. UMO has toured all over the world, and performed with such leading jazz musicians as Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, McCoy Tyner, and Muhal Richard Abrams, among others. The band has released albums on several labels, including Naxos Jazz, Leo, and A-Records. ~ Chris Kelsey