Jazz Finland Live

Stylish bossa nova and beloved golden oldies of jazz meet when Finnish trumpet star Jukka Eskola performs with the startlingly talented New York-based singer Cyrille Aimée.

Eskola released his album Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa in 2013. It consists of new Finnish compositions typically inspired by bossa nova. Orquesta Bossa, which performs on the Emma-nominated album, features an acclaimed jazz quintet and string quartet. The music is sophisticated and airily groovy, reaching across time and genre boundaries. The orchestra will perform at Sello Hall with one of the most brilliant young jazz vocalists of our time, the acclaimed Cyrille Aimeé.

Born in France, Aimée started getting interested about gypsy culture and music at a young age. As an adolescent, she travelled across Europe and performed at street corners. On one such journey, she found herself at the Montreux Jazz Festival, where she won first prize in 2007. Aimée is currently one of the most sought-after jazz singers in the United States. The Sello Hall concert offers a unique opportunity to hear virtuoso jazz singing combined with the amazing arrangements of the ten-man Orquesta Bossa. The programme features golden oldies of jazz and bossa nova, such as A Night In Tunisia and Corcovado, along with works by Orquesta Bossa.

"Michael Jackson brushes shoulders with Sarah Vaughan in the person of Cyrille Aimée." - New York Times

Duration 2 h, incl. interval.

Tickets from 29,50 €, Lippupiste or 30 € at the door. Cloakroom fee 2 €.

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Elifantree – formed by vocalist Anni Elif Egecioglu, saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen and drummer Tatu Rönkkö – will release their third album Movers and Shakers at the end of February 2015 on the Tampere-based record label Eclipse Music in Finland. The new album finds the band trekking further into a musical world of their own far beyond conventional genre boundaries. Elifantree released their debut album in 2010, and since then the band has travelled far in a short time becoming one of the most potential new acts in the Finnish scene. Their compositions have plenty of space and freedom, and on the new album the band has matured in their expression of electro-acoustic worlds of sound.

Elifantree first broke into the music scene at large through their success in the Young Nordic Jazz Comets competition in 2008. Their debut album Love & Trees was released in 2010 and the sophomore effort Time Out in 2012. Elifantree has performed at various venues and festivals both in Finland and internationally, constantly gaining more and more of a steady fanbase thanks to their energetic performances.

Anni Elif Egecioglu - vocal, synth, piano, etc.

Pauli Lyytinen - saxophone, effects, synth, etc.

Tatu Rönkkö - drums, percussion, etc.

http://www.elifantree.com

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The Janne Levy Quartet plays Janne Levy's new compositions and fresh versions of standard jazz pieces. The band's music is firmly based on American jazz tradition, but it is still connected to this day and age in its own, personal style. The quartet's music is characterized by tight ensemble playing and swing as well as lyricism. The event is Janne Levy's Master’s concert.

Janne Levy, piano
Manuel Dunkel, saxophone
Eero Seppä, bass
Ville Pynssi, drums

Tickets: 17,50/11,50/6,50 € (Lippupalvelu), 15/10/5 € (Helsinki Music Centre)

Further information

Producer
Ulla Havulehto
050 384 3451
ulla.havulehto@uniarts.fi

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The multi-talented pianist-singer Tessa Virta and her top quitet are here to bring the spring early this year! In this concert we are in for warm bossa nova classics, tropical rhythms and touching melodies. Tessa has promised a dose of jazzy popular songs with a joyous, compelling swing and some Portuguese fados - for the first time in Finnish.

Tessa Virta – piano, vocals, accordion; Kepa Kettunen – drums; Petri Krzywacki – guitar,  vocals; Olli Peuhu – double bass, vocals; Mongo Aaltonen – percussion

Duration 2 h + interval

Tickets 15/10 €

Co-organised by Kumina Music Oy and City of Helsinki Cultural Office

www.tessavirta.net

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