Jazz Finland Live

Starting from 1 September, Töölö’s Bar Favela will be turned into a jazz club again. The Tiistaijatsit (Tuesday Jazz) club series is hosted by Mikko Innanen who has invited a number of friends – Finnish and international – to take the stage with him on the first Tuesday of each month.

This time Innanen has called together four different groups to perform at the venue, situated in Mechelininkatu, in the heart of the neighbourhood of Töölö. In addition to the host himself, the concerts feature such household names of Finnish jazz as drummer Reiska Laine, bassists Uffe Krokfors and Eero Tikkanen, trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and pianist Aki Rissanen. Two international guests will also appear on stage: Swiss drummer David Meier and Lithuanian sax player Liudas Mockūnas.

Tiistaijatsit (Tuesday Jazz) club takes place at Bar Favela on the first Tuesday of the month from September to December.

1 September AKI RISSANEN / VERNERI POHJOLA DUO — Electro-acoustic uniqueness
Verneri Pohjola trumpet; Aki Rissanen, keys

6 October EM-MENTAL TRIO — Free jazz from Zürich, Lapinjärvi and Keuruu
David Meier (CH), drums; Mikko Innanen, saxes; Eero Tikkanen, bass

3 November KIRVES = KIRVIS — It takes two to improv
Mikko Innanen and Liudas Mockūnas (LT), saxes and other woodwinds

1 December INNANEN/KROKFORS/LAINE TRIO — Three generations, one cause
Mikko Innanen, saxes; Uffe Krokfors, bass; Reiska Laine, drums

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Bar Favela
Mechelininkatu 13
00100 Helsinki
www.favela.fi
+358 10 292 8090

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Frank Carlberg is a Finnish pianist and composer who has lived in the United States for the last 30 years. Carlberg writes music based on poems and other texts, in styles ranging from modern jazz to bebop and swing. He has written music based on texts by American poet Robert Creeley, and given musical form to the writing of Finnish poets like Kai Nieminen and Anselm Hollo.

Carlberg’s own projects carry his name and include Tivoli-trio, big band and quintet, with five albums under its belt. He has collaborated with e.g. Kenny Wheeler and Bob Brookmeyer.

The concert is a part of the UMO’s 40th anniversary concert series and it showcases Carlberg’s own compositions for big band. In addition to older material, the evening will include a couple of premieres of new works. The pieces got their inspiration and themes from pianist Thelonious Monk’s work, the circus and the world of carnivals – and often from movies.

Tickets 14,50 € / 7,50 €

Duration approximately 75 min

Open event

Open event