About
UMO Jazz Orchestra is a Finnish big band. It was founded in 1975 by jazz musicians Heikki Sarmanto and Esko Linnavalli.
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UMO is an abbreviation of "Uuden Musiikin Orkesteri" (New Musical Orchestra). Since 1984 UMO has been a professional orchestra which is financed by Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the city of Helsinki.
UMO has been toured in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. and has worked with Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Mercer Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Maria Schneider, Michael Brecker, John Scofield, and Lenny Pickett.
Members
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Mikael Långbacka trombone
Discography
Albums
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A Good Time Was Had By All
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Our Latin Friends
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Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO
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Umophilos
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Sea Suite
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Ultima Thule
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Umo New Music Orchestra Plays the Music of Koivistoinen & Linkola
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Kalevala Fantasy
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UMO Plays the Music of Muhal Richard Adams
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The First Seven: UMO Plays BAT Jazz in Finland
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Selected Standards
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Green & Yellow
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UMO Jazz Orchestra
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Day Dreamin': The Music of Billy Strayhorn
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Electrifying Miles
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UMO Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ellington / Ellington Tribute
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One More Time Apple Music
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Transit People
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Jatkumo
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Counting on the Count: UMO Jazz Orchestra Plays Count Basie
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Sauna palaa!
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Mister Blues
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The Sky Is Ruby
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Agatha
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Taikapeitto
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UMO on UMO
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Beauty and the Beast: UMO Plays the Music of Pekka Pohjola, Live & Studio 1977 - 2004
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Rytmihyrrä / Rytmyra
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Supermusic
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Ville ja Valle
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The Prescription
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Symphony no. 5 for Orchestra, Big Band and Electric Guitar / Prophecy for Accordion and Orchestra
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Live in Helsinki 1995
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Mysterium Magnum
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Arctic Blues
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My Name Is Nicole Willis
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Together
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Music of Haarla, Heinilä, Kasurinen & Rönkä
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Terra Exotica
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Agatha 2
Singles
Live
Links
Also known as
UMO · UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra · Uuden Musiikin orkesteri
Identifiers
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- ISNI
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.