Olli Virtaperko has been invited to participate on European Jazz Youth Orchestra's (EJYO) Swinging Europe Tour 2003, led by conductor/composer Bruno Tommaso. Besides his work as a composition student in the Sibelius Academy, Olli is also known for his work with Ensemble Ambrosius, an ensemble that plays the music of Frank Zappa with baroque instruments, and as a frontman for the pop group Ultra Bra. The dates:
07/11 - Torvet, Brande (DK)
07/12 - Fermaten, Herning (DK)
07/13 - Tuskær/Tukak (DK)
07/14 - Albertslund (DK)
07/15 - Rostock (GER)
07/16 - Stade (GER)
07/17 - Hannover (GER)
07/18 - Bonn (GER)
07/19 - Saarbrücken (GER)
07/20 - Stuttgart (GER)
07/22 - Marzabotto (IT)
07/23 - Siena (IT)
07/24 - Lugo (IT)
07/25 - Fossombrone (IT)
07/26 - Barga (IT)
07/27 - Rome (IT)
07/28 - Giulianello (IT)
07/29 - Orsara (IT)
07/30 - Matera (IT)
07/31 - Giulianova (IT)
More info: www.swinging-europe.com
Some new Turbonegro dates in the US:
09/12 - Black Cat, Washington, DC
09/13 - Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD
09/14 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
09/15 - Theatre of Living, Philadelphia, PA