The Finnish avantgarde trio F# (hille/huhtala/ketola) invited Finnish saxphonist and flutist legend Pepa Päivinen to feature on their upcoming second album 'Scientifically proven & clinically tested'
The vinyl/CD will be released in spring 2022.

Concrete

Fire

Glass

The UMO Jazz Orchestra is one of Europe's most renowned big bands. For more information on UMO go to www.umo.fi
UMO has premiered many of Sid's big band compositions.

Rain Check was composed in June 2013. This live radio session was produced by the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation in November 2013.
Pianist Kirmo Lintinen and guitarist Teemu Viinikainen feature as soloists, leading roles play also altoist Jouni Järvelä, tenorist Teemu Salminen and drummer Mika Kallio.

Rain Check

SAMtal (Hille/Lötjönen/Assefa), from their debut CD 'Double Exposure', improvised soundscapes in two layers, recorded in two live sessions.

Double Exposure

A Night In Warsaw

SAMtal (Hille/Lötjönen/Assefa) from their debut album 'Double Exposure', improvised soundscapes recorded in two layers, two recording sessions on top of each other.

Conclusion

SAMtal (Hille/Lötjönen/Assefa), from their debut CD 'Double Exposure', improvised soundscapes in two layers, recorded in two sessions on top of each other.

Follow The White Rabbit

Hashtag (#) was composed for the Finnish national composition competition 'Esko Linnavalli-sävellyskilpailu'. The piece was premiered live on Finnish national radio by the famous UMO Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Antti Rissanen.
Hashtag won the third price in the competition with a special mention by the jury for its 'powerful energy' and thus being very well suited for the american market and the thousands of college bigbands 'over there' that surely will be interested in playing this piece.
So, here goes: Hashtag is published by SatnaMusic (www.satnamusic.fi) where you can purchase the music for next to nothing.


Hashtag

The Sid Hille Trio F# (Fsharp or Fis) is a free improvising trio from Finland. Pianist Sid Hille, bassist Jori Huhtala and drummer Markus Ketola seem to be telepathically linked when musical ideas are built into structures that can take sudden unexpected turns and changes, keeping the listener on the edge of his seat at all times.
While improvising spontaneously the three musicians always create recognizable topics, melodic content and musical substance.
Differing from many other free bands, EVERYTHING is allowed and possible, be it melancholic, beautiful atmospheres or humoristic references to other styles of music.
Sid Hille - electric piano, theremin
Jori Huhtala - double bass
Markus Ketola - drums

Fast Emotions

The Sid Hille Trio F# (Fsharp or Fis) is a free improvising trio from Finland. 
Pianist Sid Hille, bassist Jori Huhtala and drummer Markus Ketola seem to be telepathically linked when musical ideas are built into structures that can take sudden unexpected turns and changes, keeping the listener on the edge of his seat at all times.
While improvising spontaneously the three musicians always create recognizable topics, melodic content and musical substance.
Differing from many other free bands, EVERYTHING is allowed and possible, be it melancholic, beautiful atmospheres or humoristic references to other styles of music.
Sid Hille - electric piano
Jori Huhtala - double bass
Markus Ketola - drums
On this track 'Scream' the Estonian singer Liina Saar appears as a guest.

Scream (feat. Liina Saar)

This is the recording of a showcase concert at Tallinn Music Week 2019.
The Finnish avantgarde trio F# started working with the two Estonian
improvising vocalists Ivi Rausi and Laura Põldvere in fall 2017, when F# was touring Estonia. 
Ivi & Laura both use electronica (as do pianist Hille and bassist Huhtala), thus adding sound colours, textural layers and above all improvised text to the instrumental soundscapes of F#.
The resulting performance is an explosive and entertaining show of
improvisation that keeps the listeners on the edge of their chairs at all moments.
Anything might happen. And it does, as you can hear in this live recording!

For booking, please contact info@satnamusic.fi

F# feat. Ivi & Laura

"Sid Hille and Abdissa Assefa managed to create and capture some
truly momentous and mesmerizing moments. The end result is Here
– Beyond the Infinite, a defiant ritual to ward off the wraiths of the
pandemic." (Finnish Music Quarterly, Nov 2020 / Petri Silas)

Here - Beyond The Infinite

Shooting Stars

OB Grooves

Every Journey Starts HERE

Sid Hille is a composer and improvising pianist living in Helsinki, Finland.
His music ranges from contemporary classical and European jazz to freely improvised soundscapes, film music and orchestral music.

Sid Hille

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