Jazz Finland Live

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).

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€

Open event