Jazz Finland Live

Janne Maarala will take center stage to wrap up the weekend with a Sunday evening solo concert. A proud alumnus of the Sibelius Academy music master's program, Maarala has taken his three decades of jazz piano on the road amidst collaborations with The Leningrad Cowboys, New York Voices and hip-hop revolutionary Paleface.

The venue will be the new, quickly growing cultural space Rupla, Helsinginkatu 16 (just across Fleminginkatu from Alepa). This hybrid indie boutique-art gallery-café has grown quite an audience since its opening in winter for its eye-catching art exhibitions, its décor of vintage furniture, its tasty Sunday brunch and a variety of live events including dance performances, children's programs and more recently morning yoga classes set to the music of Nick Cave.

The Kallio Kipinöi Culture Festival, my partners in the Helsinki Traditional Jazz Dance Society and I look forward to adding these two concerts to the launch year of this very unique venue. Dancing shoes welcome, there will be space to put them to good use.

Discount tickets (7 EUR) will be sold in advance with a message of reservation and bank transfer through the Helsinki Traditional Jazz Dance Society (messages can be addressed to Malin Grahn-Wilder via their Facebook page or helsinki.traditionaljazzdance@gmail.com). Entry at the door is available on the day of each concert for 10 EUR (cash or cards accepted).

Open event