Photo: Liisa Haapanen
Janne Ojajärvi is Finnish artist, composer, lyricist, award-winning improviser and harmonica & willow flute virtuoso and versatile multi-instrumentalist.
Janne plays many sizes of harmonicas and willow flutes. He is also talented singer and jaw harp player, who combines music technology with acoustic instruments finding continuously new interesting timbres. Janne plays also percussions, tin whistles, wooden horn, keyboards, just to name few. Janne’s main inspiration comes from Finno-Ugric and Nordic traditions, but he loves to innovate new playing techniques inspired by other instruments he plays and by all music styles he listens.
”…taitavassa, yleisöön uppoavassa esityksessä tuomaristo kuuli mm. bluesin yhdistyvän arkaaiseen musiikkiin”.
Konsta Jylhä Competition’s jury 07/2024
In Janne Ojajärvi Solo Janne sings, plays harmonicas, willow flutes, other folk flutes, jaw harp and percussions.
Besides his solo act Janne is also active member of Nordic folk band Hurja Halla, partymetalfolk band Ritva Nero and willowflute-beatboxing-cittern trio Ojajärvi Blom Ojajärvi (OBO).
janne.ojajarvi@gmail.com
+358 50 322 9570
JANNE OJAJÄRVI 