Jazz Finland Live

The December edition of Il Mondi di Karri sees pianist Karri Luhtala join forces with harmonica-player Luigi Mattacchione, drummer Alessandro D'Anna and bassist Stefano Guercilena. The show will pay homage to the legendary harmonica-player, Toots Thielemans. 

Luigi Mattacchione - harmonica
Karri Luhtala - piano
Stefano Guercilena - double bass
Alessandro D´Anna - drums

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Bongo Connotations have been built around the material of Thelonious Monk, but selected pearls will also be heard from the repertories of the likes of Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman -- without forgetting sweltering hot grooves. 

Tero Kemppainen - b
Simo Laihonen - perc
Matti Luokkanen - sax
Topias Tiheäsalo - g
Jaakko Tolvi - dr

Jazz Business DJs Heikki H ja Pierre Ringwald (known from Bassoradio's show Lauantaijatsit) will be spinning records.

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Jazz meets dance!

Jyrki Karttunen, dance
Wilma-Emilia Kuosa, dance
Jussi Kannaste, saxophone
Ville Vannemaa, flute & saxophone
Timo Hirvonen, bass
Jussi Lehtonen, drums

Evening hosted by dancer Wilma-Emilia Kuosa.

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Alexi Tuomarila Trio saw daylight in 2004 and their debut album Constellation was released on Norwegian Jazzaway Records the following year. The trio was touring intensely back then in Norway, Finland and the Benelux countries. Tuomarila's, among other trio members, career took a flight then and the cosmopolite band leader claimed reputation and awards in piano competitions in Monaco, Granada, Avignon and Brussels. The Observer magazine picked Tuomarila among six jazz musicians to keep an ear on in the future.

The release of their second album took eight years, due to musicians being extremely occupied with their other projects. Tuomarila and Louhivuori had their hands full in Tomasz Stanko's band and Eilertsen in Tord Gustavsen's trio. Also the musicians own projects like Louhivuori's acclaimed Oddarrang and Mats Eilertsen Quartet took time from the trio work. Still the artists met on stage from time to time in pairs or all together, and in 2012 it was time for a new rise of the "future stars". Alexi Tuomarila made a three-album contract with the British Edition Records, who also represent Oddarrang among other familiar names to us Finns. The first record of the triple-deal  was Seven Hills that came out in 2013. On Seven Hills the trio sounds mre full and balanced than ever, and the album got positive reviews all over the press. 

Now the trio returns to Finland to play new material in ten concerts. This is the best chance to sneak-peak some of the secret tracks that will probably find their way to their next album. 

Alexi Tuomarila Trio

Alexi Tuomarila - piano
Olavi Louhivuori - drums
Mats Eilertsen – bass

Finnish Jazz Federation Tour 

26.11. Tallinna, Philly Joe’s, klo 21.30, liput 7/5€
27.11. Helsinki, G Livelab, klo 19.00, liput 18€
29.11. Oulainen, Kulmajazz, Haapaveden ammattiopisto, klo 19.00, liput 15€
30.11. Raahe, Raahesali, klo 19.00, liput 20/15/10€
1.12. Oulu, Teatteriravintola Vänmanni, klo 20.00, liput 15/10€
2.12. Turku, Sigyn Club, Konservatorio, klo 19.00, liput 15/10€
3.12. Salo, Taidemuseo Veturitalli,  klo 18.00, liput 12/5€
7.12. Jyväskylä, BoomBox klo 19.00, liput 12/8€
8.12. Kuopio, King’s Crown, klo 20.00, liput 15/10€
9.12. Joensuu, Konservatorio, klo 19.00, liput 15/10/6€

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The Jyväskylä-based composer-guitarist celebrates his debut by hitting the road in late November. The tour will also see him present his newly-assembed, stellar group. 

Independent Finnish record label Eclipse Music issues guitarist-composer Tuomas Paukku's debut album on vinyl and digitally on 25 of November. The band performing Paukku's music on the record is a Finnish-Swedish group Tuomas Paukku Description, while the album-lauch tour, taking place on 24 November - 4 December, will see Paukku hit the road with his new Finnish group, Tuomas Paukku Scription. Having pianist Artturi Rönkä, bassist Janne Tuovinen and drummer Tomi Saikkonen join the leader-guitarist, Tuomas Paukku Scription takes up where the Swedes left off. The musicians stand in the frontline of a young and vital generation in Finnish jazz, interpreting Paukku's distinctive music with intense passion.

The roots of Paukku's music can be found in the modern European jazz impressionism, but not without seeking new landscapes and dimensions by bending the borders of different musical genres without hesitation. "I wanted a new and Finnish group. Here it is", the leader summarises. On the tour, new compositions will be heard alongside with the material of the album.

Tuomas Paukku, guitar
Artturi Rönkä, piano and rhodes
Janne Tuovinen (Vesa Ojaniemi on 3 and 4 Dec), double bass
Tomi Saikkonen, drums

Tickets 8/6 €

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