Jazz Finland Live
NYConnection on Tour,Teatteriravintola, oulu14.3. At 21:00
NYConnection performs at Oulu Music Festival! The group consists of three top-notch Finns and the acclaimed Israeli pianist, Roy Assaf. They released their second album Urban Griot last spring.
Jaska Lukkarinen, drums
Roy Assaf (USA), piano
Jussi Kannaste, saxophone
Antti Lötjönen, bass
Tickets 15/10 €
Jazz 20 ry members 10 €
Gigs on the same day in oulu
Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa & Cyrille AiméeMadetojan sali, oulu14.3. At 17:00
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 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 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
"When you see Cyrille Aimée perform, you instantly fall in love with her" Jazz Times
"Aimée is the revelation." New York Daily News
Duration 2 h, incl. interval.
Tickets 26 € at Lippupalvelu: or 22 € with S-Bonus card from Oulu10 service points and Valve ticket office.
Cyrille Aimée (vocals) Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa: Jukka Eskola (trumpet), Petri Puolitaival (saxophone, flute), Jaska Lukkarinen (drums), Ville Herrala (bass), Peter Engberg (guitar), Ilkka Lehtonen (violin), Teppo Ali-Mattila (violin), Maarit Holkko (viola), Veli-Matti Iljin (cello)
