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Jazz Finland Live
Thursday 23.3.
helsinki
Riitta Paakki: The Sound of Blue Note Piano,Koko Jazz Club, helsinki23.3. At 19:00
Fans of the Blue Note piano will be in for a treat in late March! Pianist Riitta Paakki - an expert on Blue Note recordings - will delve into the catalogue of the legendary record label with a long-term friend an colleague, drummer Mikko Hassinen. On the bass, the magical Timo Hirvonen. Prepare yourself for picks from some of the most defining Blue Note signees, including the likes of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.
Riitta Paakki, piano
Mikko Hassinen, drums
Timo Hirvonen, bass
Doors at 18
Tickets 20/18 €
László Süle Trio,Unkarin kulttuuri- ja tiedekeskus, helsinki23.3. At 18:00
Pianist, composer and piano teacher László Süle (b. 1955) gives a jazz concert with colleagues bassist Hannu Rantanen and percussionist Hannu Risku at the Hungarian Centre for Arts and Sciences on 23 March. The concert is a part of the long-running concert series hosted by Süle and sees a number of premieres this time.
László Süle - piano
Hannu Rantanen - bass
Hannu Risku - drums
Free entry! Programme 5 €, all proceeds go to the artists.
Sibis Jazz Ensembles & Will Vinson, saksofoni,Musiikkitalo, Black Box, helsinki23.3. At 19:00
Born in London but based in New York for many years, Vinson is currently experiencing a major uplift in his career. His sixth solo album was released in spring 2016, and he currently plays for instance in the quartet of legendary pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. This programme features Vinson’s compositions arranged for two student ensembles.
maarianhamina
PLOP is a colourful team of three A-listing Finnish jazzers, saxophonist Mikko Innanen, double bassist Ville Herrala and drummer Joonas Riippa, combining energetic compositions and free improvisation to an original and surprising effect. This spring PLOP has been active for 10 years, and to celebrate the anniversary they will go on an extensive Finnish-Ålandish-Estonian tour. The tour is also the second of this year’s Finnish Jazz Federation annual tours. The Federation produces four tours for four topical jazz groups each year.
One of Finland’s topmost jazz groups, PLOP say that their aim is to sound, above all, like themselves. Their music is serious, funny, up-tempo, slow, ugly, beautiful, swinging, shocking, wonderful and provoking. All three members compose for the band but due to the spontaneous nature of live performance PLOP’s shows may differ widely – sometimes they may play everyone’s pieces, sometimes no one’s. Their ten-year career has seen three full-length albums, An Sich (2009), Per Se (2013) and Unicorn (2015), all released on label Fiasco Records. The trio’s roads cross also in Innanen’s acclaimed big band Mikko Innanen 10+ who play a special collab concert with the choir Key Ensemble towards the end of the tour on 17 March at Turku’s Åbo Svenska Teatern.
Mikko Innanen - reeds
Ville Herrala - bass
Joonas Riippa - drums
Free entrance! The concert is produced by Nordens Institut på Åland.