Jazz Finland Live

The 17-piece Sointi Jazz Orchestra, led by compoer-arranger Rasmus Soini, plays jazz infused with some influenced of classical music. The group was formed in 2013.

Soini and the Sointi Jazz Orchestra drummer Siiri Partanen have arranged and partly recreated the Christmas-time favourite Star boys' singing process. “I have never been a huge fan of the traditional Star boys' singing procession, which might be why I wanted to do something new with it”, Soini says.

Stylistically, Soini’s draws from many sources: influences from classical music are fused with the Afro-American music tradition and spiced up with some echoes from Finnish folk music. Sometimes almost approaching cinematic soundscapes, his arrangements and compositions have been played previously by Savonlinna Big Band, Tapiola Youth Symphony Orchestra and Metropolia Big Band. We will surely be in for a fresh take on the traditional Christmas pageant.