Artwork by Mikko Paakkola

Welcome to the Abovoice webshop

Abovoice is a Finnish record label founded in 2000. Today the catalogue consists of 19 releases. The label received a Finnish Jazz Grammy in 2003. You can order all the albums from this site and they are shipped directly to your home. The albums are displayed in a chronological order.

Niklas Winter – Graduale

”The result is an entirely successful run of fourteen very different tracks that hang together to provide an overall aesthetic that is both meditative and swinging.” Phil Johnson / London Jazz News 2023.

Niklas Winter
Graduale
Henry Lowther – Trumpet and fluegelhorn, Niklas Winter – guitar, Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Juho Laitinen – cello, Utopia Chamber Choir.
Release date: 2023
CD
Niklas Winter Lorenzo Cominoli
The Lighthouse
Niklas Winter – guitar, Lorenzo Cominoli – guitar. Special guest: Jesper Bodilsen – bass.
Release date: 2021
CD, LP
Hess Winter Huntley
You
Emil Hess – tenor saxophone, Niklas Winter – guitar, Richard Huntley – drums.
Release date: 2018
CD
Cleo & Winter
Another Way Home
Annika Cleo – vocals, Niklas Winter – guitar, Max de Aloe – chromatic harmonica, Mikko Gunu Karjalainen – trumpet, Ulf Krokfors – bass
Release date: 2017
CD
Severi Pyysalo & The Mokners
Lay Back And Listen!
Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Timo Hirvonen – electric bass, Jussi Lehtonen – drums
Release date: 2012
CD
André Sumelius Quartet
Victory Songs
Ernesto Aurignac – alto saxophone, Alexi Tuomarila – piano, Anders Christensen – bass, André Sumelius – drums
Release date: 2011
CD
Niklas Winter & Teemu Viinikainen
Eight Songs Seven Keys
Niklas Winter – guitar, Teemu Viinikainen – guitar
Release date: 2010
CD
Kari Heinilä & Kalle Kalima
Stillleben
Kari Heinilä – flute, alto flute and bass flute, Kalle Kalima – acoustic guitar
Release date: 2010
CD
Niklas Winter
Beautopia
Jukka Eskola – trumpet, Niklas Winter – guitar, Kenichiro Shinzawa – piano and keyboards, Seppo Kantonen – piano, Timo Hirvonen – electric bass, Jesper Bodilsen – bass, Morten Lund – drums, Toni Porthén – drums
Release date: 2008
CD
Niklas Winter Quartet
Live in Stockholm
Fredrik Nordström – tenor saxophone, Niklas Winter – guitar, Filip Augustson – bass, Markku Ounaskari – drums.
Release date: 2006
CD
Kari Heinilä / Severi Pyysalo / Uffe Krokfors / Edward Vesala
Lill’ Lisa
Kari Heinilä – tenor and soprano saxophone, Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Ulf Krokfors – bass, Edward Vesala – drums
Release date: 2004
CD
Niklas Winter Quartet with Camerata Aboensis Ensemble
Piae Cantiones
Jouni ‘Tane’ Kannisto – tenor saxophone and Bb clarinet, Niklas Winter – acoustic guitar, Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Matti Moilanen – cello, Camerata Aboensis vocal ensemble
Release date: 2002
CD
André Sumelius Lift
Kaira
Arve Henriksen – trumpet and voice , Kari Heinilä – saxophones and flutes, Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone and percussion, Teemu Viinikainen – guitar, Ulf Krokfors – bass, André Sumelius – drums
Release date: 2002
CD
Winter’s Jazz Workshop
Saknad
Fredrik Nordström – tenor saxophone, Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Niklas Winter – guitars, Juho Laitinen – cello, Jesper Bodilsen – bass, Morten Lund – drums
Release date: 2001
CD
Scandinavian Jazz Quartet feat. Nikolaj Hess
Silent Knowledge
Emil Hess – tenor saxophone, Niklas Winter – guitars, Nikolaj Hess – piano, Jesper Bodilsen – bass, Morten Lund – drums
Release date: 2000
CD
Kalle Kalima Trio with Marc Ducret
Hippycone
Kalle Kalima – guitars, Marc Ducrét – guitars, Lasse Lindgren – bass guitar, Mika Kallio – drums
Release date: 2000
CD
Kari Heinilä / Anders Jormin / Markku Ounaskari
Tribus
Kari ‘Sonny’ Heinilä – saxophones and flutes, Anders Jormin – bass, Markku Ounaskari – drums
Release date: 2000
CD
Jan Simons Band with Kenny Wheeler
Answer
Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, Manuel Dunkel – tenor saxophone, Niklas Winter – guitar, Jan Simons – bass, Markku Ounaskari – drums
Release date: 2000
CD
Winter’s Jazz Workshop
Hypnosis
Fredrik Nordström – tenor saxophone, Niklas Winter – guitars, Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Jesper Bodilsen -bass, Patrick Lax – percussion, Morten Lund – drums
Release date: 1999
CD

Artwork by Mikko Paakkola

Abovoice

We are proud to have in our catalogue artists like Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Anders Jormin, Marc Ducret, Edward Vesala, Arve Henriksen, Anders Christensen, André Sumelius, Emil Hess, Richard Huntley, Severi Pyysalo, Kari Heinilä, Kalle Kalima, Morten Lund, Jesper Bodilsen, Manuel Dunkel, Fredrik Nordström, Jan Simons Band, Scandinavian Jazz Quartet, Teemu Viinikainen, Cleo & Winter, Jussi Lehtonen, Timo Hirvonen, Filip Augustson, Ulf Krokfors, Markku Ounaskari, Juho Laitinen and The Camerata Aboensis Ensemble and the Utopia Chamber Choir.