Antti Sarpila

Finnish jazz clarinetist

Antti Juhani Sarpila (born 11 June 1964) is a Finnish jazz clarinetist.

He performed in a Benny Goodman-inspired style and studied under Bob Wilber. He was a part of the tribute to Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall in 1988 and played in six American tours. His A. S. Swing Band was established in 1982 and has released over ten albums. An anniversary DVD, 20th Anniversary Concert live at Finlandia Hall was released in 2002. He performed at Carnegie Hall in 2000 with the Swedish Swing Society and has been in a quartet with Lars Erstrand, Mark Shane, and Björn Sjödin. He was a guest of Gerhard Aspheim's Oldtimers to celebrate the 25-year anniversary at Oslo Jazzfestival. He performed at the Oslo Jazzfestival 2006 with the Stokstad/Jensen Trad Band.

In 1997, he won the Yrjö award. According to the Finnish magazine Hymy (6–7/2008) Sarpila is a Freemason.

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Works

25th Anniversary Stomp
49 E 12th Street
Ad Libiamo
Arabian Nights
Aurora's Dream
Ballad for Johnny
Basiec Jump
Big Benny
Bull Shift
Casta Fiore
Don't Play with Fire
Every Day I Have the Booze
Fairy Play
Fight for the Humble Fee
Florence, Florence
Garner's Error
Gypsy Swing
Hymn to New Orleans
I Left My Harp in San Pan's Disco
Ida's Idea
Jumpin' at Julius
Jumpin' at the Swan Lake
Lester's Bounce
Lester's Square
Louis' Hot Chorus
March of the Toy Bones
Memories of Bygone Days
Nut Case
Nutcracker Stomp
Onegin Line
Overtoro
Pied Pipers' Swing
Poriginally Blues
Sleep Fast
Sleepless in the Night
Song of the Flower You Game Me
Swan Swing
Sweet Dreams
Swing Lake
Swing in the Clowns
Swing of the Flowers
Swinging Beauty
Under the Starlit Sky
White Cat Stomp
Woodside Jump
Your Tender Touch