Jazz Finland Live

Pianist Joonas Haavisto invites five artists and the audience into his one room apartment in Töölö featuring a grand piano. An intimate home concert is guaranteed and Joonas has promised to make coffee for all his concert guests. The first visiting artist will be trumpet player Mikko Karjalainen.

Joonas Haavisto, p
Mikko Karjalainen tp

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Sax player Jukka Perko is one of the cornerstones of Finnish jazz. The four person Jazztet is an important incubator for Perkos very direct jazz expression. Each musician in the quartet contribute to create a very balanced and ever present band.

Jukka Perko Jazztet
Jukka Perko, a-sax
Teemu Viinikainen, g
Ville Herrala, b
Teppo Mäkynen, dr

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Joakim Berghäll presents his new sextet in this edition of the jaZZanti concert series. Berghäll's collective is an encounter between three Yrjö-awarded veterans -- Kari Ikonen, Markku Ounaskari and Junnu Aaltonen -- and two established younger-generation jazzers -- Pauli Lyytinen and Jori Huhtala -- in addition to Berghäll himself.

As unique as the group is their raison d'être: to perform Jean Sibelius's choral music in Berghäll's new jazz arrangements. With the three expressive and individual sax men fronting the sextet, we are in for rare sonic landscapes from the early 20th century.

The evening is organised by Helsinki Jazz ry to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius.

Joakim Berghäll, saxophones
Junnu Aaltonen, saxophones
Pauli Lyytinen, saxophones
Kari Ikonen, flugel
Jori Huhtala, double bass
Markku Ounaskari, drums

The jaZZanti concert series is supported by City of Helsinki Cultural Office and the Finnish Music Foundation.

www.joakimberghall.com/ 

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The by now traditional Christmas concert tour of UMO will this year be headlining leading Finnish artist Anna Puu. The Christmas tour will span two weeks in November and December, with concerts at Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki and further afield in Vantaa, Porvoo, Hämeenlinna, Jyväskylä, Pori and Kotka.

The repertoire will feature some of the traditional and most beloved Christmas songs and also a few of Anna Puu’s own Christmas favourites will be heard. The arrangements have been written with church acoustics and atmosphere in mind.

UMO is conducted by Kirmo Lintinen.

Tickets starting from 32,50 € / 27,50 € / 17,50 €

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Founded in 2012, Unio Ensemble is an exceptional jazz group that specialises in interpreting western art music. The concert on December 8 is held on Jean Sibelius' 150th birthday and consists of Mikko Pellinen's arrangements of the music of Sibelius and his contemporaries, such as Edvard Grieg and Maurice Ravel. 

Manuel Dunkel - saxophone
Jere Haakana - guitar
Artturi Rönkä - piano
Mikko Pellinen - bass
Ville Pynssi - drums

Tickets 15/10€ (from the venue, cash only)

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