Jazz Finland Live

Two big funk / groove groups invade Tavastia!

THE HUSBAND:
Varre Vartiainen, guitar
Marzi Nyman, guitar
Harri Rantanen, bass
Anssi Nykänen, drums

TOMI SALESVUO EAST FUNK ATTACK
Anniina Karjalainen, vocals
Roope Löflund, sax
Mari Talala, trumpet
Kasperi Kallio, Rhodes & keys
Marzi Nyman, guitar
Matias Kiiveri, rhythm guitar
Jarkkis Toivanen, bass
Joonas Kaikko, percussion
Tomi Salesvuo, drums

Tickets 14/10€

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Sid Hille: grand piano, Teemu Viinikainen: guitar, Heikki Nikula: clarinets and Markus Hohti: cello

There is no borderline between jazz and contemporary classical music. There is only a small gap between mindsets, a tiny little opening of space for the NOW – a universe for the improvising musician. This is where the Sid Hille Contemporary Collective operates.

The Contemporary Collective started out as a spin-off from the Sid Hille contemporary/jazz Collective which included a string quartet. In March 2014 Sid organized a concert in Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio Church. The string quartet wasn’t available for the date, so Sid decided spontaneously to play the concert as a quartet: bass clarinet, guitar, piano and cello.

The musicians improvise freely on the basis of a ‘Parameter chart’. The essence of the performance lies in the chemistry and communication between the musicians and their capability to take musical risks. Daring to be in the NOW, listening closely to each other and the surrounding space, responding accordingly. Anything might happen!
And there was to be electronica!
Guitarists are known to have large assortments of effects, but also cellist Markus Hohti had started experimenting with electronic enhancement of his sound and Sid had already spent considerable time with live electronica when recording his solo vinyl ‘ONE’ (in 2011).

Place: Ravintola Lau­lumiehet, Hietaniemenkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki
Tickets: 15 €, pensioner, unemployed and members of Hel­sinki Jazz 10 €, couples 10+10€, students 8€. Advance tickets: Digelius Music (www.digelius.com)

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki Cultural Office and The Finnish Music Foundation (MES).

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Koko Jazz Club's Jazz & Dance concert series continues. Prepare to dance!

Tero Saarti, trumpet
Arttu Takalo, vibes
Timo Hirvonen, bass
Jussi Lehtonen, drums

Tickets 15 / 10 €

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Mirja Mäkelä – vocals
Jenny Robson – vocals
Nina Höynälä – vocals
Riitta Paakki – piano
Kaisa Mäensivu – double bass
Hanne Pulli – drums

Three eminent Finnish lady vocalists front a piano trio, also composed of top female jazzers in the concert In the Spirit of Jazz Sisters.

Tickets 15 €, members of Jazzkerho -76 10 €, students 6 €.

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Timo Lassy Band and actress Minttu Mustakallio are to collaborate on tuOKio concert tour, produced by the OK Study Centre, a nationwide institute of adult education. The tour combines music with social commentary, visiting a number of cities around Finland in the latter half of September.

Oskari Mänttäri, the man behind the tour, approached each of the parties represented in the Finnish Parliament with a challenge of sharing their thoughts on the topic of “quality of life”. Social Democratic Party, the Left Alliance and the Green Party responded. The OK Study Centre threw the ball to its member organisations, too, for an everyman’s view of the same theme. What was emphasised in the responses was the significance of small decisions that make up every individual’s everyday life.

The music of the performance was commissioned from saxophonist Timo Lassy who shows yet a new side of himself as a composer: we are talking about a seamless union of words and music here. One of the hottest names of Finnish jazz, Lassy brought out his newest album last spring and has recently expanded to the sphere of film music, too. Naturally, his crew comes from the top of Finnish jazz. They are joined by actress Minttu Mustakallio who is known especially as a comedienne.

Timo Lassy - sax
Henri Mäntylä - keys
Antti Lötjönen - bass
Teppo Mäkynen - drums
Abdissa Assefa - percussion

Free tickets available at the door an hour prior to the show.

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