Jazz Finland Live
Virva Immonen – voc, Toomas Keski-Säntti – keys, Oskari Siirtola – b, Okko Saastamoinen – drs
The irrepressible Viba is all about captivating stories, adventurous sounds and liberated improvisation. The quartet performs singer-songwriter Virva Immonen’s swinging material, whose playful Finnish lyrics offer clever, rascally observations about humanity. Immonen names the American jazz of the 50s and 60s, Finnish contemporary poetry and insightful cinema as the biggest sources of inspiration for her music.
Gigs on the same day in helsinki
Suvilahti Jazz: Jaska Lukkarinen Trio feat. Sebastian Studnitzky (GER)Merikerho, helsinki5.8. At 18:30
Jaska Lukkarinen – drs, Jussi Kannaste – sax, Antti Lötjönen – db, Sebastian Studnitzky (GER) – trp
Jaska Lukkarinen Trio has climbed to the absolute top of Finnish jazz over the recent years. Their intuitive and reactive interplay has plenty to do with them sticking together since they started in 2007, touring actively and releasing three albums. The last one that came out in 2017, featured Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen’s music that was originally composed for Dalindèo and Ricky-Tick Big Band. Summer Bay Jazz sees also a special guest appearance by the German trumpeter Sebastian Studnitzky, who completes the trio’s simple, yet melodic sound.
Linda Fredriksson – sax, Eero Tikkanen – b, Eeti Nieminen – drs
Mopo trio’s recognizeable sound and punkishly catchy compositions have made the band’s four releases small classics in Finnish contemporary jazz. Their intense performances have stolen the hearts of their audiences all over the world. In recent years Mopo has toured Mexico, the UK, Sweden, Slovenia, Morocco, Norway and Turkey, to mention a few – so if you haven’t heard them live and danced to Tökkö yet, Merikerho is the place to be!
