Jazz Finland Live

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In November, UMO hosts as a soloist one of its founding members, Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen, who turns 80 in December. Junnu and UMO celebrate their joint 120th birthday with a series of concerts.

Aaltonen (b. 1935) is one of the most important tenor sax and flute players in the history of Finnish jazz. The veteran musician, sometimes called the “Finnish Coltrane”, started out playing jazz, moving on to fusion and, lately, to primarily church concerts. He returned to jazz with a bang when his comeback album Mother Tongue won the Jazz Emma award in 2003. He’s still an active musician.

The concert is a part of the UMO’s 40th anniversary concert series and consists entirely of Finnish composition by e.g. Iro Haarla, Outi Tarkiainen, Mikko Hassinen and Henrik Otto Donner. The concert also features a premiere written especially for this celebratory event by Artturi Rönkä. Kirmo Lintinen will conduct the orchestra.

Duration 60 mins

Tickets 12/6 €

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Pianist Karri Luhtala met Swedish saxophonist Magnus Dölerud at a jam session in New York last winter. The Finn and Swede decided to collaborate and bring in an Italian rhythm section with Valerio Vantaggio and Jacopo Ferrazza. Welcome to Kairo to enjoy the music of a unique combo of three nationalities .
The concert is part of Il Mondo Di Karri series of jazz concerts.

Magnus Dölerud - tenor sax (SWE)
Karri Luhtala – piano (FIN)
Jacopo Ferrazza - double bass (ITA)
Valerio Vantaggio - drums (ITA)

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Ilmiliekki Quartet has been one of the most beloved jazz bands on the Finnish music scene for over a decade, appealing to audiences beyond genre boundaries. The band will release their long awaited fourth album titled All Dead in the beginning of November and celebrate it with a rare tour of Finland.

Ilmiliekki Quartet, whose concerts in the last years have been few and far between, consists of some of the most brilliant names in Finnish music. Their strength comes from working as an ensemble and sharing a vision, attitude and courage, which in turn translates to exceptionally creative and expressive music. A tight-knit group, their melodic and intensive playing touches audiences beyond both genre and geographical borders.

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