Tuomas Pajari
Arranger, composer, trombone player
Bio
Tuomas Pajari is a Finnish arranger, composer and trombone player based in Amsterdam, who specializes in writing for large ensembles.
Pajari was awarded the 2nd Prize in Markku Johansson Arranging Competition 2023 held by Vantaa Pops Orchestra. His arrangements have been performed by many big bands and symphony orchestras, such as Paradox Jazz Orchestra, The Finnish Air Force Big Band, Trøndelag Big Band, Lappeenranta, Joensuu and Vaasa City Orchestras, and Kymi Sinfonietta.
Tuomas Pajari is currently working on two album projects as composer and bandleader, that are scheduled to see the daylight in 2026 and 2027.
Arranging demo material
Tuomas Pajari’s symphonic arrangement of Embraceable You (by George Gershwin), which was awarded the 2nd Prize in an arranging competition held by Vantaa Pops Orchestra in 2023.
Score (PDF) and full audio are available in the Google Drive folder linked below:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19IVG0OuPvYAd-ikVwZHjbVCepLlUfbO2?usp=drive_link
Contact information and social media accounts.
By email
Send me an email to
pajari.tuomas(at)gmail.com
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On Blue Sky @tuomaspajari.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/tuomaspajari.bsky.social
On Instagram @tuomas_pajari
Links to projects mentioned above
Midnight Sun Collective