Jazz Finland Live

 Metropolia Big Band featuring M. A. Numminen throw a post-May Day party at Arabiasali. We are in for Numminen's favourite compositions ranging from jazz to funk, Glenn Miller to his very own repertoire. Conducted by Antti Rissanen.

Arabiasali
Arabiankatu 2
00560 Helsinki

Tickets 10 / 5 € at the door.
Ticket reservations: musiikki@metropolia.fi

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Tickets 15/10 €

There is no barrier between jazz and contemporary music, but a gap, an open space, which activates the imagination and enables spontaneous creation. This applies to the composer and the performing musician alike. When the musician improvises, on his own or as part of an ensemble, he follows the map, the structure created by the composer, making decisions in a fraction of a second – what to play and when, whether to lead or accompany, to play or not to play that particular note at that particular moment – whilst keeping in mind the piece as a whole and responding to the moves of the collective, an organic entity that he is a part of.

The group released their debut album Outer Space (SatnaMusic) in November 2014.

“Their sound was extremely pleasant to the ear live – the context of improvised music did particular justice to Nikula’s bass clarinet.”
- Pasi Virtanen in his blog, “Jazzpossu”

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Tour Dates:

5.5. Akustiikka, Ylivieska, at 7.00pm
6.5. Validi Karkia -klubi, Porin kaupunginkirjasto, Pori, at 7.00pm
7.5. Pitskun kulttuurikirkko, Helsinki, at 7.00pm
8.5. Flame Jazz, Åbo Svenska Teater, Café Tiljan, Turku, at 9.00pm
9.5. Teater No99, Tallinna, at 9.30pm
12.5. Musiikkilukion konserttisali, Kaustinen, at 3.00pm
12.5. Konservatorion sali, Kokkola, at 7.30pm
13.5. Nurmes-talo, Nurmes, at 7.00pm
14.5. Konservatorion sali, Joensuu, at 7.00pm
15.5. Musiikkikeskus, Jazzklubi, Kuopio, at 9.30pm
16.5. Pikkuteatteri, Lahti, at 7.00pm

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UMO Jazz Orchestra, Timo Lassy and Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen are all landmarks in Finnish jazz and experts in their own fields. Saxophonist Timo Lassy is known as one of the most brilliant Finnish jazz musicians, whose fanbase and influence reach far beyond the jazz scene. His latest studio recording In With Lassy hit the charts and the live album Live With Lassy sold out in no time. As a soloist Lassy is charismatic, original and always a little dangerous. Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen has been one of the most original and successful innovators of Finnish jazz in recent years. The long lasting and on-growing popularity of Dalindèo and huge success of Ricky-Tick Big Band are strong evidences of his work’s quality. Sophisticated elegance and the raw swing of his current hometown Berlin are in perfect harmony in Pöyhönen’s music. Pöyhönen has composed new music for his trusted soloist Lassy and the number one Finnish big band UMO Jazz Orchestra. With a line up like this, the concert will surely be full of interesting twists and turns and surprising moments. The premier delighted Helsinki in May 2014. Lassy and Pöyhönen challenge the traditional concert concept, when they bring elements of beat poetry to the stage. The dialogue of these two groovy jazzmen gives rhythm to the musical experience, which is more than an everyday concert. It’s a deep, complete experience where the highest level of Finnish jazz is crystallized in a rare intersection.

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