Jazz Finland Live

The legendary Australian trio The Necks makes their welcome return to Helsinki. Their music is partly jazz, contemporary classical and avantgarde – yet none of these labels tell the whole story. Their completely improvised concerts come together naturally, enticing the listener in unexpected ways. 

Tickets 28 €

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The crowd-pleasing Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana makes their long-awaited comeback to concert halls this October. The grand ensemble of jazz and hip hop celebrates their third album with nine-concert tour covering six cities.

“Since the first album, the music of this ensemble has been the search of new directions. On this upcoming album we challenge ourselves and the audience with more modern style than before. There are more electronic sounds, electric drum tracks and sub-bass frequencies and strong contrasts from minimalistic trap beat to massive brass avalanche ”, Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen states.

The ensemble has released two albums Burnaa (2013) and Korottaa Panoksii (2015) both with very good reviews and the band has reached audience from sold-out concert halls to music festivals. Their third album  Pidä valot päällä is set to release on 28th of September. 

Photo: Ville Juurikkala

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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

Tickets 15€

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