Jazz Finland Live

Free jazz guitarist Raoul Björkenheim and drummer Tatu Rönkkö join forces at William K. 

Raoul Brjörkenheim (guitars)
Tatu Rönkkö (percussion)

Free entry!

Open event

Kalle Salonen Band feat. Eero Koivistoinen

Hammond wizard Kalle Salonen returns to the terrace of Elmun Baari, located in the premises of the rock club Nosturi, with a string of top-notch guests this summer. On five Saturday afternoons in May-August, Salonen will take the stage with his top band and a changing guest from the vanguard of Finnish popular music. This year’s guests are EeroKoivistoinen, the grand old man of Finnish jazz; the chameleonic guitarist Timo Kämäräinen; Niko Ahvonen, the cornerstone of Finnish soul; the dazzling vocalist Marjo Leinonen and the pioneering prog rock artist Jukka Gustavson.

The concerts are composed of two sets, with Kalle Salonen Band kicking off the show at 16:00 with a set of their original music. The second set starts an hour later and will see the host and his group joined by one of the guests. The DJs of the house will be entertaining the audience before and after the show.

The terrace of Elmun Baari offers a fine seaside setting for live music at the heart of Helsinki. There is no admission fee to this afternoon concert series, and should the weather prove unfavourable Salonen and his crew will be playing indoors.

Partners: Radio Helsinki,Svart Music, Ticketmaster and Elmun Baari.

Kalle Salonen – hammond
Hannu Pikkarainen – drums (Vesa-Matti Loiri, Aki Sirkesalo)
Antero Priha – trumpet (J. Karjalainen ja Mustat lasit, UMO)
Panu Syrjänen – sax (Marjo Leinonen)
Teuvo Merkkiniemi – bass

feat. Jukka Gustavson
 
Kalle Salonen Terrace Club
Elmun Baari
Telakkakatu 8, Helsinki
15.00–19.00
Free entry!

Open event

Ace Corner Finland at 11:30 - 13:00

Consis and Music Conservatory youth presents

Free entry!

Ace Corner Finland at 19:00 - 23:00

Borgå Classic Jazz Orchestra 
This ten-piece timetravels back to the early years of jazz, to the era before big band music. Most of the programme is composed of pieces from the 1920s and 30s. 

Jump'n Blues Society
Rhythm 'n' blues from  the turn of the 1940s and 50s, inspired by the likes of Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris, Bullmoose Jackson, T-Bone Walker. 

Mikko Tuomikoski – voc
Timo Hiipakka – tpt
Martti Peippo – ten sax
Vesa Lehtinen – tbn
Mikko Kotinurmi – bar sax
Timo Koskelainen – pno
Juha Johansson – gtr
Jussi Seppälä – bass
Riku Heino – dms

Tickets 33,50 €

Open event

14:00 Aura Stage, Brewery Restaurant Koulu: Kuiper Trio
Turku-based jazz fusion trio.

Joni Vierre – guitar
Otso Helasvuo – bass
Taneli Manninen – drums

Free entry!

17:00 Aura Stage, Brewery Restaurant Koulu: Aura Flow
Formed bt five Turku-natives, quintet Aura Flow return to their roots by performing at their home city with a recently-released sophomore album under their belt. The group performs music by sax player Max Zenger and pianist Henri Mäntylä and they boast not one but two previous Turku Jazz Artists of the Year: Teemu Åkerblom and Henri Marjamäki. 

Max Zenger – sax
Henri Mäntylä – piano
Henri Marjamäki – guitar
Teemu Åkerblom – bass
Jussi Fredriksson – drums

18:30 Aura Stage, Brewery Restaurant Koulu:  Nina Mya 
This summer saw the release of the third album by the dazzling, soulful vocalist Nina Mya. The brand new, acclaimed disc, Closure, presents a more mature Mya fronting a new crew in a musical world that draws from Coltrane's spiritual atmospheres and Aretha Franklin's soul. 

Nina Mya – vocals
Tero Saarti – trumpet
Ville Vannemaa – sax
Henri Mäntylä – piano
Jori Huhtala – bass
Tuomas Timonen – drums

20:30 Aura Stage, Aura Stage, Brewery Restaurant Koulu: Jukka Perko Hurmio 2.0
Sax player Jukka Perko's projects often offer jazz with a peculiarly Finnish twist. With his new stellar outfit, Hurmio 2.0, Perko tackles music by some of the best-loved Finnish composers, including Olavi Virta, Toivo Kärki and Unto Mononen. 

Jukka Perko – saxophone
Ville Vannemaa – saxophone
Kasperi Sarikoski – trombone
Antti Lötjönen – bass
Teppo Mäkynen – drums

Day ticket: 32,50 / 27,50 / 29 € S-Etu (+palvelumaksu 2,50 €)

22:00 Tiirikkala: Turku Jazz in Flames: Eero Koivistoinen & Buba Wii Aa + Jam Session
The Turku Jazz in Flames concert series sees veteran musicians and up-and-coming talents join forces on the Tiirikkala stage; this time Eero Koivistoinen, the winner of the very first Yrjö Jazz Prize, and the young and hungry organ Trio Buba Wii Aa. After the concert, there will be a jam session. 

Eero Koivistoinen – sax
Mikael Myrskog – organ
Eero Seppä – bass
Sami Nummela – drums

Tickets: 15 / 12 €

Open event