Finnish-Swedish composer, musician (jazz bassist), director and writer, born 26 May 1945 in Tornio. He moved to Sweden in 1969 and has lived there since.
Married to Marie Selander, and their son is musician Jouni Haapala.
ALBUMS
Tuomo Haapala
Sonic Poems (Music For The Deep Violin)
2005, CD, Album, Bokbandet
Bengt Berg (2), Mats Einarsson (2), Tuomo Haapala
Sång Till Ingenting
2002, CD, Album, Bokbandet
Tuomo Haapala
Vattenvirvlar = Movements In Rapid Waters
1996, CD, Album, Caprice Records, 
,
, Contemporary/Free Jazz
Iskra
Liberté Égalité Humanité
2012, CD, Album, Country & Eastern
Iskra
Luft
1990, CD, Album, Dragon (8)
Iskra
Fantasies
1983, LP, Album, Mistlur
Vargavinter
Röster Från Alla Land...
1980, LP, Album, Ett Minne För Livet, MNW
Iskra
Besvärjelser
1979, LP, Album, Ett Minne För Livet
Iskra
Allemansrätt
1977, LP, Album, Ett Minne För Livet, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Fusion/Free Improvisation
Vargavinter
Vargavinter
1976, LP, Album, Silence (3), ,
, Folk
Iskra
Iskra
1975, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Free Improvisation
APPEARANCES +
Various
Svensk Jazzhistoria Vol. 11 - Swedish Jazz History 1970 - 1979 - Jazz Cosmopolit
2017, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Caprice Records, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz/Modal/Post Bop
Siri Karlsson
Mellan Träden
2008, CD, Album, Tombola Records
Marie Selander
Voicings
1994, CD, Album, Twin Music
Various
Sounds - Contemporary Swedish Improvised Music
1990, 2xLP, Blue Tower Records
The Try Me Ensemble
Try Me
1990, 7", Ltd, W/Lbl, Blue Tower Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Bop/Jazz-Funk/Free Improvisation/Hard Bop/Big Band/Experimental
Various
Music In Sweden 7: Alternative Instrumental Music
1980, LP, Comp, Caprice Records, ,
, Folk Rock/Art Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Free Improvisation/Acoustic/Jazz-Rock
Tore Berger
Äntligen Ensam Igen
1980, LP, Album, MNW
Various
Klart För Laddning!
1980