200 Motels ja Zappa

On ice today. - Right now my living room's DVD-player is pushing through PA the Grande Finale of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels. The whole is quite weird to put it mildly. Anyways when I was very young during the 1970-ies I did listen to the then released 200 Motels double-LP quite many times. That was a very big part of my basic schooling for the listenig to Modern Concert Music... (Juha H.)

Kuu, Venus ja Bob Dylan

Venus and the Moon - view from my backyard. - Right now I'm watching and listening to a DVD - No Direction Home Bob Dylan. The whole seems and sounds wonderful. I'm not any Dylan fan for real - but I do have to admit he is a mightily important poet, voice and songwriter. Great voice for humanity! (Juha H.)

Rauhaisa unho

Peaceful oblivion. Above what I wrote today. Jazz ballad. (Juha H.)

Savulohi

Smoked salmon. (Juha H.; photo: Sini)

Roland HP 330

During the weekend and in the midst of my mother-in-law's birthday party I got a "new" digital piano, Roland HP 330. It's some ten years old model but very little used. Only after all things - cleaning, fixing the photos etc... - had been done I've had the opportunity to check it out for real. And I like it alot - the touch is so nice and it sounds so good. Happy playing ahead!!

Juha H.

Kakku

Birthday cake. (Juha H.)

Talven taittama

Stooped. (Juha H.)

Helka-mummo 80 v.

Helka-mummo, my mother-in-law, turned on tuesday this week 80. Today we celebrated her with so many close relatives. Happy celebrating!!

Juha H.

Linnun suvimaja

Summer house for the birds. At the moment the residents are in some warmer place. (Juha H.)

Runomusaa

Second rehearsal of a poetry-and-music project. I have the opportunity to improvise with my flute. This is nice. And with a piano player I'll accompany a singer, too . One more rehearsal to go before the real thing. The final performance is in early March.

More snow's gonna fall.

Juha H

Ja lunta on jo jonkin verran

There's already some snow - though not much. (Juha H.; photo: Sini)

Barack Obama

America has a new president - Barack Obama. Congratulations! Sini and I have spent much of the evening watching the inauguration on television and over the Internet. Let's hope for the best - for America and for the world.

Juha H.

Viima

Cold breeze. (Juha H.)

Harmaata talven valoa

Winter's gray light. View to the harbour of Suolahti, Finland. (Juha H.)

Musaa ja pakkasta

Nice saturday. I woke up very early and I've worked almost all day with my music. Playing, composing and recording. And now I'm not even tired... Well, there wasn't much else to do. It's been quite cold outside.

Juha H.

Kirkasta ja aurinkoista

Bright and sunny. View from my backyard. At this time of the winter sun is still very low, not high above the horizon. (Juha H.)

Jan Garbarek ja omaa musaa

Today was the first rehearsal of a forthcoming musical performance - recited poetry, some songs accompanied with piano and me mostly improvising alone with my flute. I'll play some lines to go along with the songs, too. And it seems that I'll also blow some soft things with poems... The whole I believe is going to be quite interesting.

While walking to today's rehearsal and back home I listened to Jan Garbarek playing saxophone with Hilliard Ensemble. Officium - beautiful and so peaceful music. Garbarek is one of my very long time favorites.

Juha H.

Savulohta

Smoked salmon. (Juha H.)

Bob Katsionis ja omaa musaa

Lots of working with my music - recorded four tracks of percussion instruments and one track of bass guitar. And then I wrote some compositions etc... Right now I'm not even tired though I think I should.

Earlier while walking I listened to my iPod. Bob Katsionis is a wonderful musician. Melodic heavy metal. Here's an example.

Juha H.

Tummat vedet

Dark waters. (Juha H.)

Hidas sunnuntai

Slow sunday. Nothing much - some reading, some walking along the snowy paths and quite alot of resting... Sini sang the first song for our next musical project. Now Hetki (=Moment) is almost ready - rough-mixed and so...

Juha H.

Pihalla

View from my backyard at sunset today. - Now Sini and I are going to watch a movie, Sword of Hounour this time. (JuhaH.)

Lunta tupaan

Log houses in snow. - All evening I recorded woodwinds and percussion instruments. Now I'm quite exhausted. (Juha H.)

Talven sineen

Into the blue of winter. - Above something I wrote today. And I recorded some keyboards, too. Thus proceeds our life here in cold and peaceful north. (Juha H.)

Lumiset oksat

Snowy twigs. (Juha H.)

Lumista

Snowing, snowing all day. - Recorded some synths and percussion tracks... So nothing much, a peaceful sunday here in Finland... (Juha H.)

Linnun asumus

Bird's nest. At least that's what this weird scene used to be during the summer time. But the canned pineapple... (Juha H.)

Koivut talven rannalla

Birches on the wintry beach. - Finally I began my next musical project. This time my aim is some sort of progressive-rock-jazz-heavy-metal... (Juha H.)

Huurteen harmaa

Frost gray. Above a bit stupid little piece of music I wrote today... (Juha H.)

Rannalla

Hay on the beach. - And now a movie, No Country for Old Men. (Juha H.)

Ilotulitus

Fireworks. (Juha H.)