Jazz Finland Live

Young Finnish saxophonist Adele Sauros takes her stellar quartet to Ravintola Laulumiehet in this jaZZanti concert. 

Sauros has proven a skilled musician and composer, whose modern jazz pieces tell narratives and combine several genres. Among her influences she counts such names as Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jan Garbarek, Ambrose Akinmusire, Walter Smidth III, Seamus Blake, Brian Blade and Benny Moré.

She started her quartet in 2014 and the debut album, My Spontaneous Mind, came out two years after. She also plays in other young and hungry jazz groups, including Katu Kaiku -- Finland's 2015 Young Nordic Jazz Comets semi-finalist -- and JAF Trio who received the We Jazz Rising Star Price in 2017. 

Adele Sauros: tenori- ja sopraanosaksofonit
Seppo Kantonen: flyygeli
Vesa Ojaniemi: kontrabasso
Tuomas Timonen: rummut

Tickets: 15/10/8 € at the door (cash only)

January is a dark month and statistically the coldest period of the year in Finland. These natural forces have driven the conductor of the first lunch concert of the year, Ville Vannemaa, to choose music compatible to the harsh conditions of northern winter: biting frosts, endless darkness and sparkling northern lights. In this concert the merciless arctic winter manifests itself in the Nordic jazz of UMO.

All composers of the Nordic jazz scene see the northern lights in their own ways. The orchestra plays music from Palle Mikkelborg, Jarmo Savolainen, Jan Allan, Kari Komppa and others. The soloists of the compositions play considerably important roles and the virtuoso players of UMO have lots of room for solos.

Nordic jazz, as well as the Nordic in general, has lately attracted more and more attention all over the world. In the strictest sense of the concept, Nordic jazz is a style of music played by Nordic musicians. The austere climate is etched on the melody and harmony of the Nordic jazz.

In the Northern Lights lunch concert the audience will hear how the northern lights, freezing temperatures and darkness sound like.

The conductor of the concert is Ville Vannemaa.

The concert is played at Savoy Theatre at 12–1 p.m. and is free of charge. It is possible to book a ticket for free from the outlets of City of Helsinki Cultural office (Savoy Theatre, Vuotalo, Malmitalo, Stoa or Kanneltalo) or for a fee of €1 from Lippupiste.

Open event