Projects

SVENSKA När jag flyttade till Åland ville jag bekanta mig med lokala jazzmusiker och forma ett band med en egen stil och ett intressant program. Först träffade jag trummisen Tomas Tornefjell som är min granne –  och snart blev det klart vilka andra som skulle ingå i bandet. Vi gillar 50-60 -tals mainstream/hardbop jazz och […]

Reija Lang Miehistö is my ultimate virgin trip into the world of Finnish language lyrics writing and also singing contemporary jazz in Finnish. And all this happens after some 11 years of making things in English only. Our music is all originals – self made “luomu” (a Finnish term for natural) from the dough to

In 2013 I’ll introduce a new big band program which is inspired by the music of Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley, recorded originally in 1961. Arranger Erno Tiittanen has created a fresh interpretation with new flavours – cool rhythmic grooves, intensity of tones and when the band plays tutti – they really get wings and

Reija Lang New Trio is building on the alluring acoustic sound – combining influences from the Afro-American jazz legacy and the European chamber jazz wave. The delicate and rarely heard sound is created with an interesting instrumentation – vocals, guitar, double bass and violin. The band members represent the ultimate Finnish musicianship in a very

Big Band Suite For Vocals, Violin and Big Band ”Every Time I Feel The Spirit” presents a modern interpretation of gospel music, which is accompanied by contemporary European jazz tones, and is based on well-known original spirituals and gospels. Arranger Uwe Steinmetz is a respected German composer, arranger and saxophonist. In his compositional work he

“Boogie Blues – A Tribute to Anita O’Day” concert tour was dedicated to the great lady of jazz, Anita O’Day (1919-2006). The concert tour memorised and respected her genuine vocal style, charisma and astonishing rhythmic and improvisational skills. I initiated this big band project already in April 2006 ­ as I wanted to create something

Burn Out Mama presents a unique collaboration between Finnish and British top notch jazz musicians in an ambitious and thought provoking tour de force. There´s something Almodóvarian in the way Burn Out Mama do their thing. Burn Out Mama have created an intriguing and exciting sound and style. Weaving a poetic & mesmerising mix of

Reija’s interest towards the free music led her in spring 2006 to a new collaboration project with percussionist shaman Otzir Godot and virtuoso violinist Zigrot Baude. As the team was originally build around alter egos – Reija digged deeper into her soul and discovered a secret and hidden twin sister, Karla Namak, the human voice