Jazz Finland Live

19.00: Antti Lötjönen Quintet East

Antti Lötjönen, one of Finland’s most prominent jazz double bass players for more than a decade, brings his reformed East ensemble to norDIG. This is the first quintet incarnation of East, as sax player Mikko Innanen joins the other prominent jazz musicians in the band. A musical exploration light on composition and heavy on improvisation is in order, with some surprises thrown in.

Antti Lötjönen, double bass
Joonas Riippa, drums
Verneri Pohjola, trumpet
Jussi Kannaste and Mikko Innanen, sax

20.15 Carl Winther Trio feat. Timo Lassy

Danish pianist-composer Carl Winther (b. 1984) has established himself as one of Denmark’s most significant young jazz instrumentalists. He is the son of the late jazz trumpet player Jens Winther and began his professional career as a teenager, performing with major jazz musicians such as Billy Hart, Jerry Bergonz and Bill Evans. At norDIG., Winther performs in a trio including bass player Johnny Åman and drummer Anders Mogensen, with Finnish jazz luminary Timo Lassy on sax as guest star.

Carl Winther, piano
Johnny Åman, bass
Anders Mogensen, drums
Timo Lassy, tenor sax

http://oneworldsmusic.com/carlwinther 
http://timolassy.com 

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Tickets: 17,50-28,00 €