Jazz Finland Live

It is rare to witness an evolution of musical creativity, like you do when listening to Joona Toivanen’s Lone Room:  on his latest solo piano recording on CAM JAZZ, the Finnish artist seems to be exploring his intriguing inner sonic world on each of the eight tracks he has composed. In pursuit of expressive paths that lead him to reveal himself, by looking for and finding a new longed-for land, which amazes him at first, but which only briefly cools down his fire. Until the next destination.

Toivanen turns us into a privileged audience. A path opens up through a captivating, unspoilt, virgin forest, which,  in itself, is already music, while we, undisturbed, watch him moving through and choosing among thousands of  possible sounds.

Toivanen’s melodies may be well-recognizable, almost classical, as on "Moon Illusion", then vanish in a spray of crystal and become something else. Yet they may also have an undefined beginning, halfway between a major and minor mode, like "Highlands", and gradually take on a well-defined shape until the track comes to an end. The uniqueness of Lone Room lies in revealing the search, the route and the destination reached. Whether inward-looking, outgoing, contemplative, joyful or gloomy, Toivanen’s approach is always extremely jazzy, even  when it is unusual, like on "Whale Song", on which he almost sets the beguiling language of whales to music.  Listening to Toivanen’s new album, released on CAM JAZZ, satisfies our senses. Actually, this comforting satiety triggers our desire to listen to it again, knowing we will surely find something still unexplored.

Under the supervision of music producer Ermanno Basso, Lone Room was recorded and mixed by Stefano Amerio at Artesuono Recording Studio in Cavalicco (UD), Italy in September 2015, and mastered by Danilo Rossi.

Joona Toivanen, compositions & grand piano 

Tickets (only cash): Adults 15 €, pensioners, 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

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

www.joonatoivanen.com 

Open event

Rising star jazz duo perform selections from their new album.

Milo & Moses are 14 years old but don’t let that fool you: they play scorching jazz as a trio with the 17-year-old bassist Jon Petterson. The rising star young jazz duo just released their debut album.

Milo Mäkelä, guitar / Mooses Kuloniemi, drums / Jon Pettersson, bass

Tickets 18 € (incl. cloakroom service)
 
Doors: 18:00
Showtime: 19:00

Open event