Jazz Finland Live

Peela is a jazz-fusion band based in Helsinki. The band is mainly led by guitarist & composer Johannes Granroth who also writes most of their material, bringing influences from jazz, funkrock and neo-soul to a foundation for the musicians to play and improvise with. Their long awaited debut album "Layers" was released in May 2018.

Peela: Johannes Granroth - Guitar Johan Dahlbo - Drums Maja Mannila - Vocals/Keys Sami Leponiemi - Saksophone Antti Ahoniemi - Bass Mikko Antila - Percussion

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William Suvanne Chess'n Jazz

Saxophonist-composer William Suvanne’s fourth album Chess’n Jazz is released this fall, and the album release concerts feature also a special element: an actual chess tournament! The audience may participate in gameplay alongside the concerts, and the winners will be rewarded with album-themes prizes. The tour is supported by Jazz Finland and the Finnish Chess Federation. 

William Suvanne – saxophones
Mikael Jakobsson – piano
Varre Vartiainen – guitar
Tuure Koski – bass
Mikko Arlin – drums

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