Jazz Finland Live

A veteran of the Finnish music scene, Jukka Gustavson (b. 1951) is primarily known as a keyboard player, singer, songwriter and lyricist for Wigwam, a legendary progressive rock band that has left an indelible mark on Finnish rock history since the 1970s.

After his tenure in Wigwam Gustavson continued playing progressive rock and fusion jazz, charting a natural progression towards cool jazz and funk over the decades. In recent years, he has played with projects like Hoedown and SF-Blues, made guest appearances on countless records and recorded some solo albums, bringing his total solo discography up to 11.

The concerts in April feature compositions by Gustavson and Esa Onttonen, which Onttonen has arranged for big band and Hammond organ – specifically for the shows with UMO. The program is now heard for the second time ever. The last time these songs were played was the UMO Jazz House’s Proge club night in 2005. This is a rare treat for all organ jazz aficionados. The orchestra is led by Mikko Hassinen.

MON 18TH APRIL AT 7 PM, KOKO JAZZ CLUB, HELSINKI *

TUE 19TH APRIL AT 2 PM, VUOTALO, HELSINKI**

WED 20TH APRIL AT 2 PM, KANNELTALO, HELSINKI**

Tickets to Koko Jazz Club* from Tiketti 20 € / 16 €, to Vuotalo** and Kanneltalo from Ticketmaster 14,50 € / 7,50 €. Prices include service fee. Ticket sales to Koko Jazz Club starts in January.

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A uniquely intensive performance introduces the world of Italian poet, songwriter and dramaturge Giorgio Gaber.

Italian vocalist Maria Laura Baccarini provides an in-depth interpretation of Italian poet, songwriter and dramaturge Giorgio Gaber's poetry. The Italian language submerges the listeners in its musical emotionalism.

Inspired by Gaber, French violinist Régis Huby has created music that celebrates polyphonic dramaturgy and is interpreted by e.g. an electric violin and electronics.

The tour will be produced by Vapaat äänet (Finnish for Free Voices/Free Sounds) and supported by the Istituto Italiane di Cultura and Institut Français de Finlande.

More information in English www.vapaataanet.fi 

Maria Laura Baccarini – vocals
Régis Huby – acoustic & electric violin, electro-acoustic tenor violin, electronics

Credits: Texts by Giorgio Gaber and Sandro Luporini
Arrangements and original music by Régis Huby

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Eirik Dørsdal (NO): trumpeti
Anni Elif Egecioglu (FI/SE): cello, voice
Fabian M. Mueller (CH): grand piano
Kaspar von Grünigen (CH): double bass
Jon Fält (SE): drums

about the band

In ancient Rome, an Augur was predicting the future by watching the birds fly or even cutting them up and do a forecast by vivisection. AUGUR ENSEMBLE doesn't make use of birds or intestins, nor do the five augurians claim to foresee the future - they rather go for the other part of anticipation: fearlessly facing the unknown by playing crooked melodies, twisted rhythms and unpredictable soundscapes.

AUGUR ENSEMBLE consists of 5 young and upcoming musicians from Switzerland, Norway and
 Sweden. Focused on working as a collective and interpreting their repetoire with an improv-
approach, the ensemble goes back to a very old manner of making music: composing, arranging and improvising are considered as equal artistic gestures. the rich sound of the ensemble is an important anchor of the creative work and combines traditional and extended playing techniques. this may reach from instrumental songs, free tonal 4part-chorals, percussive layers, shimmering drone sounds to soft noise structures.

The ensemble was founded in 2010 by Fabian M. Mueller and Kaspar von Grünigen and was granted in the same year with the „werkpreis“ of the cultural departement of St Gallen. AUGUR ENSEMBLE played clubtours in Switzerland, Germany, Finland and Norway. Festival appearances: Nordklang Festival St. Gallen 2012, Insubordinations Microfestival Bern 2011, Suisse Diagonales Festvial 2011.
Debut Album „the daily unknown“ was released in 2013 on bottomrecords.

Selection of pressquotes:
An album with big pull, that is, next to lyrical parts. unsettling the listener and therefore fires his imagination. Jazzpodium (D)
Dramatic and dense, but interrupted with airy interplays, a suspenseful and picturesque storytelling in music. Jazzdimensions (D)
The six musicians from Sweden, Norway and Switzerland search for a chambermusic, that strikes a new path and bridges stylistic divides. That sounds adventurous, sometimes remarkably different. But exciting and most enriching. Kulturtipp (CH)
The „daily unknown“ shows up in a delicate interpretation of soundexperiments which doesn't evoke topical interpretations but has a hypnotic effect on it's own. Westzeit (D)
Loosely speaking, this is chamber jazz. „The Daily Unknown“ perfects the delicate balance between composition and improvisation, between jazz and classical… of exquisitely detailed structures and revelatory spontaneous creation. bird is the worm (US)

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki Cultural Office and The Finnish Music Foundation (MES).

Tickets (only cash): Adults 15€, pensioner, unemployed, members of Helsinki Jazz ry: 10€, couples: 10+10€, students: 8€. Tickets in advance from Digelius Music (www.digelius.com) of from liveto.fi, where ticket prices are: 16,5/11/8,8 €.

Restaurant Laulumiehet, Hietaniemenkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki

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A uniquely intensive performance introduces the world of Italian poet, songwriter and dramaturge Giorgio Gaber.

Italian vocalist Maria Laura Baccarini provides an in-depth interpretation of Italian poet, songwriter and dramaturge Giorgio Gaber's poetry. The Italian language submerges the listeners in its musical emotionalism.

Inspired by Gaber, French violinist Régis Huby has created music that celebrates polyphonic dramaturgy and is interpreted by e.g. an electric violin and electronics.
The tour will be produced by Vapaat äänet (Finnish for Free Voices/Free Sounds) and supported by the Istituto Italiane di Cultura and Institut Français de Finlande.

Maria Laura Baccarini – vocals Régis Huby – acoustic & electric violin, electro-acoustic tenor violin, electronics

Credits: Texts by Giorgio Gaber and Sandro Luporini Arrangements and original music by Régis Huby

Tickets 12 €

Malmitalo, Ala-Malmin tori 1, Helsinki

www.malmitalo.fi

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