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Jazz Finland Live
Thursday 27.4.
bremen
Jazz Aus Finnland Opening Reception,Aus Finnland Food Garden @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 18:30
Celebrating the Finnish street food scene
Say ”kippis”, raise a glass of award-winning gin & tonic and grab a Finnish burger from the food truck. Then you’re ready to visit an authentic sauna wagon and dive into the feeling of mini Finland in Bremen!
Open:
Thu 27 April 19:30-01:00
Fri 28 April 14:00-01:00
Sat 29 April 14:00-01:00
Companies: Kyrö Distillery Company, The Alexanders, Social Food, Sauna Anhänger, Tornqvist Coffee
In cooperation: Music Finland, Visit Finland, Finland Festivals
Finnish Night: Kari Ikonen Trio,Hatt 7.1 @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 19:30
Kari Ikonen Trio’s two albums, released by German label Ozella, have gained a lot of international success, making the band busy playing in clubs and festivals all over Europe and in the USA. German JAZZTHETIK and American Something Else Reviews chose the trio’s debut album Bright on their lists of the best jazz albums of 2013. The follow-up, Beauteous Tales and Offbeat Stories from 2015 and was immediately picked as the "jazz album of the week" at NDR and one of the hot new releases at The Europe Jazz Media Chart.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
Finnish Night: Gourmet,Kulturzentrum Schlachthof @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 20:10
Saxophone player Mikko Innanen is one of the most accomplished Finnish composers and musicians on the international jazz circuit. He is also the leader of Gourmet, a sextet formed in 1997 and featuring exuberant music by Innanen and Esa Onttonen (guitar). Besides the two, this unconventional ensemble features trombonist Ilmari Pohjola, accordionist Veli Kujala, drummer Mika Kallio and tubist Petri Keskitalo.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
Finnish Night: VIRTA,Hall 7.2 @jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 20:50
VIRTA's brand of art combines textures of Nordic jazz, electronica and post-rock with avant-garde sensibilities. On their second album Hurmos their compositions have gravitated more and more towards electronic sounds. The trio and their quirky instrumentation have already raised international interest and have performed at, to mention a few, the 12-Points festival in Dublin, Match & Fuse Festival in Oslo and Pori Jazz in Finland.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
Finnish Night: Raoul Björkenheim eCsTaSy,Kulturzentrum Schlachthof @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 21:30
Raoul Björkenheim formed Ecstasy in 2010, bringing two young talents, Pauli Lyytinen and Jori Huhtala, along with long-time accomplice Markku Ounaskari, into the spotlight in a repertory of original compositions painting swirling polyrhythms with a free-tonal palette. With influences ranging from Korean and African music to contemporary chamber music and free rock, Ecstasy's mission is to elevate its audiences with high energy and a dedication to adventurous sound.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
Finnish Night: Aki Rissanen Trio,Hall 7.2 @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 23:30
Over the last years, pianist Aki Rissanen has made a name for himself in the international jazz world both as a leader and as a sideman. His trio‘s recent, critically acclaimed album 'Amorandom' on British Edition Records, with Antti Lötjönen on bass and Teppo Mäkynen on drums, is his most authoritative work to date. Influenced by electronic minimal music and Nordic lyricism, it demonstrates the group‘s high energy and outstandingly proficient playing. The album won the Finnish Grammy for the best jazz album of the year in 2016.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
Finnish Night: Verneri Pohjola Group,Hall 7.1 @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 22:10
Trumpeter and composer Verneri Pohjola has been in the international spotlight for the past few years, as his latest album Bullhorn (Edition Records) was released to critical acclaim in early 2015. With his new group Pohjola performs the compositions of his late father, legendary Pekka Pohjola. The versions will be released as an album in 2017 by Edition Records.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
Finnish Night: Tenors of Kalma,Kulturzentrum Schlachthof @ jazzahead!, bremen27.4. At 22:50
Tenors of Kalma is a trio formed by the utterly versatile Berlin-based guitarist and composer Kalle Kalima, genre-hopping multi-instrumentalist Jimi Tenor and drummer Joonas Riippa. Mixing jazz elements with electronica and their very own unique spices, They released their debut album Electric Willow in 2015 via ENJA Yellow Bird Records.
Read more about the band and their booking: Jazz aus Finnland – Programme and Delegation.
The umbrella stand 6B40 is the home of the Finnish delegation and the showcase bands of the Finnish Night. Coordinated and hosted by Music Finland, you will find the stand right next to the Partner Country Lounge.
espoo
April Jazz: Cubanismo,Espoon kulttuurikeskus, Tapiolasali, espoo27.4. At 19:00
Cubanismo
Tickets from 29 €
Festival tickets are sold at Lippupiste web store and ticket outlets across Finland.
You may also purchase April Jazz tickets by phone from Lippupiste’s contact center: tel. +358 600 900 900 (1,98€/min + standard network rate), open daily Mon–Sat 9am–21pm and Sun 10am–6pm.
April Jazz: The NYC Project, Kaira,Espoon kulttuurikeskus, Cafe Louhi, espoo27.4. At 19:30
Kaira
Tickets from 24 €
Festival tickets are sold at Lippupiste web store and ticket outlets across Finland.
You may also purchase April Jazz tickets by phone from Lippupiste’s contact center: tel. +358 600 900 900 (1,98€/min + standard network rate), open daily Mon–Sat 9am–21pm and Sun 10am–6pm.
helsinki
Sami Saari & Jazzpojat
Sami Saari & Jazzpojat -- jazz music from Finland and beyond with some sneak peeks from the upcoming album!
Sami Saari - guitar, vocals, percussion
Mikael Myrskog - piano
Eero Seppä - bass
Ville Pynssi - drums
Free entry!
Mental Alaska: Louise D E Jensen, Dom Schlienger, Luokkanen/Tolvi,Galleria Huuto, helsinki27.4. At 18:00
Mental Alaska's Spring Buzz pt. 2
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LOUISE D.E. JENSEN (DK/USA)
DOMINIK SCHLIENGER (SUI)
MATTI LUOKKANEN & JAAKKO TOLVI
Thursday 27 Apr at 18-21
Galleria Huuto
Tyynenmerenkatu 6, Helsinki
Tickets: 7 €
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LOUISE D. E. JENSEN (DK/USA)
Danish-American saxophonist, vocalist and composer Louise Dam Eckardt Jensen is equally as much at home in New York's claustrophobic city life as she is in the countryside of Southern Denmark. This duality plays a major role in her music, which ranges from atmospheric melodic meanderings to fierce noise experimentialism.
DOMINIK SCHLIENGER (SUI)
Originally from Switzerland, Dominik Schlienger is a composer and researcher. In this concert, we will be hearing his composition for solo viola, which utilisises loopers, efect pedals and unusual tuning.
MATTI LUOKKANEN & JAAKKO TOLVI
Stage debut from Finnish avant-garde musicians, saxophonist Matti Luokkanen and drumme Jaakko Tolvi.
Haling from Hämeenlinna, Finland, The Blassics is a seven-piece band, which was founded by a production duo of the same name. The Blassics champions the raw sound of funk.
On their records, the Blassics aims at capturing the explosive nature of their celebrated hypnotic live performances and highlighting the highly evolved musical communication between the band members. The Blassics’ sound is akin to rough original funk seven inches with elements from afrobeat thrown in for good measure. However, the band does not settle for recycling the genre’s clichés but goes for a new sound of their own instead. Art is never standard, it tirelessly pushes towards unexplored directions.
The Blassics‘ core duo draws their inspiration from record collecting and deejaying. They are committed to creating a sound which is warm and crisp, and which could work also on the decks at DJ gigs. Therefore it is very natural that the albums by The Blassics are 100% analogue.
This the release gig for their third album.
Pre-gig talk by Erja Sini-Kaarina Varis, the Finnish Tibet committee. Subject: Tibet today.
Afrojazz Club at Storyville, Helsinki offers dance-friendly Afrobeat and World Music, live and dj's. Pre-gig talks at 9 pm on cultural, humanitarian, environmental, spiritual, social and other topics reflecting Afrojazz Club's values.
http://www.theblassics.com/
https://www.facebook.com/The-Blassics-247484535267198/
https://theblassics.bandcamp.com/album/ruff-strut (uusin 7”)
https://theblassics.bandcamp.com/album/we-call-it-real (2. albumi)
Tickets 8 €