Teemu Mustonen

Gigs in Finland w/ @markus_holkko @rinnanjuuso @samulirautiaine @teemudulator @innanenmikko @gon_muruaga @heikki_ruokangas @perussastamala @jukka_kaarijainen @maxzenger @sarkkinenharri @pambikallio

Few days back at @riverbookstore w/ @zihnin9 @pherstbass @hsinwei_chiang

This month’s full house of live music in Musta Kissa! @almasolina @juliapiedade @hanhani_music @smithouac @tmustone

KAOSHIUNG!!! I’m coming on May 1st and 2nd with @musa_keys and @tmustone to play at @marsalis.bar - we are reimagining the Latin American songbook, so there will be laughter, dancing and maybe even singing… See you there!

中央藝文公園 - Central Art Park After years of being annoyed at Android's AGC I finally found a workaround to shoot videos without the compression rendering audio unlistenable. Now it's a tad low on volume, but I prefer this still.

So, to cut to the chase: just a few months after the Eye of the Universe album was recorded at Studio Pelto, Markus landed a gig at Tenho Restobar in upper Kallio. I had been at one of his gigs the previous summer and was kicking myself for not recording it, so this time I made sure we captured the show. The venue has its own in-house engineer and a solid setup, and the acoustics are surprisingly good for a club space. With Markus onboard, we thought: hey, this could make a great live album. The band was on fire, performing several tracks from the EOTU sessions—but in a raw, more energetic, stripped-down form. No effects, no studio polishing—just that unplugged, in-the-moment feeling. The original plan was to do a lathe-cut edition, since we’re really enjoying those lately. But the performance was simply too good to limit to 50 copies, so we decided on a factory-pressed run of 150 instead. That said, all the DIY aesthetics are fully intact in the packaging: reused sleeves, reused inner jackets with print (including one-sided hole punches they don’t even make anymore), and hand-stamped labels using a lino cut by Gilles Lostalé. So there you have it—we’re not doing this the easy way, but we know our listeners appreciate the extra effort. 100 copies are individually numbered and available here in the webshop, and 50 are reserved for a few Helsinki shops and for the band.

23.8.25 / Written n’ Experimental Helsinki, Finland Grateful to share the premiere of Ice and Water with @penttinen_henri , @heliamailiis and @tmustone at Written n’ Experimental Photo by Veera Vehksalo. Thanks to @aanenlumo

Heli Hartikainen & Teemu Mustonen perform a duo improvisation at Musta Kissa Bar --- Heli Hartikainen is a boundary-breaking saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and sound artist. As one of the boldest improvisers in Finland’s experimental music and ambient jazz scenes, Hartikainen’s music explores sonic textures and evolving soundscapes, abstractions, and concepts – always rooted in an insatiable love for sound. As a saxophonist, Hartikainen is a passionate instrumentalist, constantly pushing the limits of their instrument – and themselves – ever further. Hartikainen’s debut solo album, CHRONOVARIATIONS, which utilizes 3D audio technology, was awarded the Finnish Critics’ Association’s Kritiikin Kannukset honorary prize in 2025 for the most significant artistic breakthrough of the year, and was nominated for the 2024 Emma Award for Best Jazz Album – the Finnish equivalent of the Grammy. Teemu Mustonen is an percussionist who seeks paths between textures and intermittent rhythms. Teemu plays around in different lineups of improvised and composed music while co-hosting a seasonal club of improvised and contemporary music, Suhina Klubi. --- // Music starts around 7pm. Donations of 5-15€ welcome. //

In occasion of wonderful Corinna Eikmeier’s visit to Helsinki we have organised this evening of improvised music! Corinna Eikmeier, cello Libero Mureddu, physically modelled piano and effects Teemu Mustonen, drums and objects Livia Schweizer, flutes Wilson Tanner Smith, cello — Address: Toinen Kerros, Nokiantie 2-4, Helsinki Concert starting time: 7pm Donations welcome (5-15€) — wilsontannersmith.com

Paratiisi-klubi: äänikylpy. Jukka Kääriäinen, Libero Mureddu, Teemu Mustonen. 17.8.2025. Helsinki, Finland. @paratiisiklubi @uusisauna @jukka_kaarijainen @liberomureddu @tmustone

Pilipinas 2025

Something else vol. 2 Had some fun w/ @smithouac & @tmustone @ @musta_kissa_bar 080525 Thanks for the video @jjtrantala