Jazz Finland Live

Panu Savolainen Toivo pay homage to the legendary Finnish composer Toivo Kärki! In honour of Kärki, the group releases an album, Music by Toivo Kärki, on 4 March, and give live performances around Finland. The recording - and the concert programme - consists of Kärki's beloved evergreens and a few previously unreleased songs. The recording features two vocalists, Yona and Ninni Poijärvi, of whom the latter joins the group also at Pikkuteatteri.

Tickets 15/10 €

Panu Savolainen, vibraphone
Teemu Viinikainen, guitar
Jori Huhtala, bass

+ Ninni Poijärvi, vocals

Open event

Hungry young groups Elifantree (FI/SE) and Splashgirl (NO) on double-header tour in Scandinavia!

Deriving from the toolbox of jazz, Elifantree creates modern pop music, characterised by elastic groove, magical sonic worlds, improvisation and fierce live energy. Elifantree has toured international jazz venues since 2007 and released two albums Love & Trees (2010) and Time Out (2012) to great critical acclaim. Their third recording is timed to come out during the Scandinavian tour.

Splashgirl is a rising Norwegian trio, who have released four albums and gigged in the United States, Europe and Asia alike. Despite being essentially a piano trio, these gents borrow from the spheres of drone rock, ambient, electronic and contemporary music without fear.

The concert will climax in a third set, played together by the two groups.

Elifantree
Anni Elif Egecioglu, vocals, synth, glockenspiel
Pauli Lyytinen, tenor sax, effects, synth
Tatu Rönkkö, drums

Splashgirl
Andreas Stensland Løwe, piano and keys
Jo Berger Myhre, double bass
Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød, drums and percussion

Tickets 15/12 €

Open event

JAZZ CLUB MONK 9 YEARS!
HUSTLE FUZZ live (Mod jazz, boogaloo)
Doors 21:00, Showtime 22:00
23:00 Floetry In Potion: djsucks!
Free entry

Hustle Fuzz, self-proclaimed messenger of house party jazz, is a Finnish quintet formed in 2013, whose Hammond-centred timeless music combines jazz, soul and rock'n'roll resulting in a hypnotically danceable sound.

The group, extremely enthusiastically received at gigs, draws its influences from the British club culture of the early 60s, in which mod-youths in particular enjoyed the vibe of the groovy sound arriving from across the Atlantic. These influences have been adapted to fit into the 2010s by the trio Severi Koivusalo, Henri Jokinen and Seppo Kylänpää, who have collaborated in a variety of ensembles, and who form the base of the group. Their sound is completed by the organ wizardry of Jussi Reunamäki and the saxophone skills of Juho Hurskainen, already well-known from several musical contexts.

Hustle Time, the group's much-awaited debut album, was released at the Pori Jazz Festival 2014. The album, made up of twelve original tracks, contains dance floor-filling, twisting upbeat pieces, as well as cheerful catchy boogaloo and cool, Nordic bossa nova. Nevertheless, there is plenty of room left for both improvisation and freedom of expression – the essence of jazz.

Hustle Fuzz on Spotify:

http://open.spotify.com/album/3D6DJLN5vZfEJ4KDJB1WSI

Hustle Fuzz on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTq71REyoLs

Open event

The Magic of the Swing!

MARIAN PETRESCU - TRIO

Marian Petrescu - piano

Mihai Petrescu - double bass

Mika Hietala - drums

Open event