Jazz Finland Live

19:00 | Ebeli Show
20:00 | Riitta Paakki Quartet

Riitta Paakki: piano
Manuel Dunkel: saxophone
Antti Lötjönen: bass
Joonas Riippa: drums

Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden, Tapionaukio 3, Espoo
Tickets at the door 10 € | In advance from Lippupiste 12,50 € (incl. comission fees)
No age limit.

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The strange bird of Finnish jazz club series, Validi Karkia, celebrates its 6th anniversary!

Curated by Jyrki Laiho, the Pori-based Validi Karkia delivers both Finnish and international marginal music -- anything between jazz, rock, folk, avant-garde and more. Past performers include the likes of Mirel Wagner, Eugene Chadbourne, Ken Stringfellow, Peter Brötzmann, Jonna Tervomaa and Sound & Fury. 

This February sees the club series throw a birthday Hulabaloo, with Finnish underground music pioneer Läjä Äijälä and the Pori-based duo Black Bikini on stage on 10 February. 

VELI-MATTI O ÄIJÄLÄ / THE KOLMAS
(Läjä Äijälä, Markku Leinonen)

BLACK BIKINI
(Jonna Karanka, Pentti Dassum)

Showtime at 20.00, doors at 19.30.
Tickets 10€

https://musikatlach.bandcamp.com/album/black-bikini 

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Having released their newest album, Hurmos, at the beginning of December, the instrumental trio will now hit the road on a Finnish tour!

Known as a trio, the band will temporarily grow into a six-piece art collective with visual artist Emma Luukkala, lighting designer JereSuontausta and sound engineer Mika Savolainen joining its ranks specifically for the tour.

Formed in 2011, Virta is a Helsinki-based instrumental trio whose unique sound is composed of elements drawn from the traditions of jazz, post-rock and electronic music. Their 2012 debut Tales from the Deep Waters (Tourist Information) sold out and garnered plenty of acclaim from both critics and fans of jazz. Their fresh sound and unusual instrumentation have attracted attention outside Finland as well; and, indeed, Virta were invited to perform at the prestigious Jazzahead! Festival, to be held at Bremen, Germany, in April 2017.

Antti Hevosmaa: trumpet, vocals, electronics
Heikki Selamo: guitar, vocals, electronics
Erik Fräki: drums, percussion, electronics

Live visuals: Emma Luukkala
Stage lighting: Jere Suontausta
Mixing: Mika Savolainen

Tickets 12/8 €
Doors open 30 min before the show.

No age limit!

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